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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 adjectives does Silas use to describe his son's behavior?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Moody.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Depressed.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Julian Solomon's marriage?
(a) Strong.
(b) Fake.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Troubled.

3. What color eyes does Du Boise have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

4. How does Mikey feel when he thinks about Kate naked?
(a) He feels confusion.
(b) He feels boredom.
(c) He feels excitement.
(d) He feels disgust.

5. How does Lydia react to the broken glass on her porch?
(a) She dances on it.
(b) She runs from it.
(c) She ignores it.
(d) She immediately sweeps it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lydia know that her letter from Toronto has been intercepted?

2. What is the name of Lydia's brother-in-law?

3. Where does Mikey read his mother's diary?

4. What religion did Silas's father practice?

5. Which of Kafka's books is Mikey currently reading?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why can't Gracie sleep at night?

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

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

5. What two revelations does Lydia make when the letter arrives to her from Martha in Toronto.

6. What does Kate think about when she pulls away from Mikey's house, after he asks her to gather papers on Du Boise?

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

8. What does Silas think about as he is driving home from the hospital after refusing medical care?

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

10. As an adult looking back, how does Mikey describe his relationship with his mother as a child?

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