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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. What is the name of the mosque where Michael's grandfather was the Imam?
(a) Germania Street Mosque.
(b) Gooseberry Street Mosque.
(c) Granite Street Mosque.
(d) Griffith Street Mosque.

2. Who emerges from the bushes where Silas is sitting, screaming and striking at him?
(a) Mikey.
(b) Vinu.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Du Boise.

3. What special description is given about Vinu's father at the moment of his death?
(a) The way he smelled.
(b) The sounds he made.
(c) The fear in his eyes.
(d) The way he fell.

4. Whom does Michael bribe to say that he was not in the vicinity of Du Boise's murder, should the police ask?
(a) The taxi drivers.
(b) The shop owners.
(c) The local soldiers.
(d) The Imam.

5. What does Silas fantasize about when thinking about his upcoming birthday party.
(a) Taking a wild vacation with his wife.
(b) Quitting his job and moving abroad.
(c) Beginning an affair with a much younger woman.
(d) Buying a new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lydia react to Silas's plea that she return home?

2. What speech does Kate prepare in her mind in case Silas confronts her?

3. How does Lydia react to the new bedroom Silas and Mikey have redecorated for her?

4. What class does Mikey take with Vinu Viljoen?

5. Why isn't Lydia at home when Silas returns on the night of his birthday party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lydia react to the news that Du Boise is dead?

2. How does Mikey change in the month after his mother returns from the hospital?

3. What practice does Michael do before he attempts to kill Vinu's father?

4. How does Silas feel when he knows that Lydia has left him for good this time?

5. How does Silas react to having Lydia back in their home to recover?

6. What happened when Michael witnessed a convoy of cars outside his father's birthday party?

7. How did Michael bribe the Imam to help him in his murderous plans?

8. What measures has Lydia taken to ensure that she will be able to escape from her family and relocate in Cape Town?

9. How did Ali Ali end up living in South Africa?

10. Why is Lydia called in for a meeting at Mikey's school with Dr. Johnson?

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