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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. Which of the following characters is NOT one that Grace wants to talk about with Alec when she rouses him from sleep?
(a) Mikey.
(b) Kate.
(c) Silas.
(d) Lydia.

2. How does Lydia react to the news that Du Boise is back in town?
(a) She is apathetic.
(b) She is terrified.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is upset.

3. How long does Lydia have to stay in the hospital after her injuries?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Three weeks.

4. Which of the following characters is NOT one that Lydia realized could have been an assassin in her home?
(a) The meter reader.
(b) The postal worker.
(c) The municipal inspectors.
(d) The dog walker.

5. What is the name of the woman that Silas had an affair with?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Betty.
(c) Bernadette.
(d) Bernice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Lydia a letter from Toronto?

2. Whom does Mikey ask Kate to gather papers about and return to him?

3. At Mam Agnes's house, who comes out to the car to have a drink with Silas?

4. How does Lydia react to the news that Mikey has not come to the hospital to visit her?

5. How did Silas's father die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mikey's reaction to reading that he is the product of a rape in his mother's diary?

2. What family arrives at Lydia's hospital bedside, and how do they get there?

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

4. How did Mikey come to contact his sister after she was sent away?

5. Why is Lydia frustrated with Mikey when she returns from the hospital, and what is his reaction to her frustration?

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

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

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

9. Why does Lydia have to stay as long as she does in the hospital, and how does she pass her days there?

10. How does Kate react to Mikey while she is staying with him?

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