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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 does Janine feel about Kate staying at the Ali home?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is outraged.

2. What food does Mikey order in to share with Julian and Kate?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Indian.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Sub sandwiches.

3. How did Silas's father die?
(a) From cancer.
(b) From tuberculosis.
(c) From small pox.
(d) From influenza.

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

5. What did Silas's father leave to him after he died?
(a) The house where Silas currently lives.
(b) A Kaaba stone.
(c) A lump sum of money.
(d) A collection of journals and photographs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters has a seizure in the hospital, due to stress?

2. How long does Lydia have to stay in the hospital after her injuries?

3. What is Silas's son's name?

4. What is the name of Silas's father?

5. What color eyes does Du Boise have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the Ali family react to Silas's seizure?

7. Why does Alec become so outraged that he must leave his bedroom and make himself a cup of tea?

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

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

10. How does Silas react to seeing Lydia's injuries after she steps on the broken glass?

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