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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. How much older is Mireille than Silas?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

2. How old was Mikey when he found out that Kate was a lesbian?
(a) Ten.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eighteen.

3. Where does Silas run into Du Boise?
(a) At the movie theater.
(b) At the car wash.
(c) At church.
(d) At the grocery store.

4. What tiny animal comes in through the window and drinks from Mikey's water glass?
(a) A bat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A chipmunk.

5. What is the name of Mikey's sister?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Martha.
(c) Mireille.
(d) Marybelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following political leaders was inadvertently involved in Mikey's sister being sent away from home?

2. What color is the settee in Lydia's living room?

3. Which of the following adjectives does Silas use to describe his son's behavior?

4. What part of Lydia is cut when her beer glass shatters?

5. Why does Silas call Alec after returning home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the truth behind Mikey's parentage?

2. Why does Silas follow Du Boise to the cafe?

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

4. What happened at a dinner party, which outraged Lydia so much that she never wanted Kate near Mikey again?

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

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

7. What event does Lydia admit to Silas when she hears that Du Boise is back in town?

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

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

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

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