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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Mikey compare his childhood relationship to his mother?
(a) Like planets.
(b) Like statues.
(c) Like animals.
(d) Like flowers.

2. What happens when Mikey tries to break the blue Ali stone?
(a) It bounces away.
(b) It shatters into a million pieces.
(c) It cracks the wall.
(d) It cuts his hand.

3. Where does Mikey hide his mother's diary?
(a) Under his mattress.
(b) In his pillowcase.
(c) In a cupboard.
(d) In his dirty laundry.

4. What beverage do Julian and Kate drink while they are watching the news?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whiskey.

5. As a child, what was Mikey's name for his mother?
(a) Mother.
(b) Mama.
(c) Ma.
(d) Mommy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a subject Mikey is concerned with in his conversations with Kate.

2. Which subject does Shirley Graham teach at Mikey's school?

3. When Mikey is lying in bed thinking, which debate is he thinking about and replaying in his mind?

4. What color hue does Kate claim to see emanating from Mikey's navel?

5. What is the name of Lydia's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mikey feel about reading his mother's diary?

2. What memories does Silas have of his father, and his father dying?

3. How does Mikey treat the small bird that flies in through his kitchen window?

4. How did Lydia find out about Silas's affair?

5. Why can't Gracie sleep at night?

6. Why does Silas phone Alec, and what is he suddenly suspicious of him?

7. Why does Mikey travel to Shirley Graham's home and what is her reaction to hosting him?

8. What is "Playing Gandhi"?

9. How does Mikey come to find himself in possession of his mother's diary?

10. How does Silas react to the news that Du Boise is back in town?

(see the answer keys)

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