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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman whom Lydia chose as her fantasy lover in Durban?
(a) Cathy.
(b) Carmen.
(c) Colette.
(d) Christina.

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a physical change Silas's mother endured after meeting Du Boise?
(a) She began to shrink.
(b) She began to go deaf.
(c) She began to grow frail.
(d) She began to have breathing problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Lydia a letter from Toronto?

2. What did Silas's father leave to him after he died?

3. What is the name of Lydia's sister?

4. Whom does Silas feel has become mixed up with "bad people"?

5. Which of the following actions best describes the way the Ali family deals with their anger?

(see the answer key)

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