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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 Lydia's brother-in-law?
(a) Adam.
(b) Art.
(c) Alec.
(d) Aaron.

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

3. How does Silas respond to running into Du Boise again?
(a) He hugs him.
(b) He silently walks away.
(c) He invites him over for dinner.
(d) He punches him.

4. After Kate leaves Mikey, whom does she have a meeting scheduled with at work?
(a) The President.
(b) The Secretary of Defense.
(c) The Treasurer.
(d) The Attorney General.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Silas fear that Lydia is going into shock?

2. Who sends Lydia a letter from Toronto?

3. Where was Mikey's sister sent to live?

4. What is the name of the woman that Silas had an affair with?

5. When Lydia found Mikey and his sister lying in bed together, what was the only part of their bodies touching?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mikey come to find himself in possession of his mother's diary?

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

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

9. What is "Playing Gandhi"?

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

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