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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 actions best describes the way the Ali family deals with their anger?
(a) They become silent.
(b) They become violent.
(c) They shout.
(d) They argue.

2. What is the name of the religious order that Ali Ali starts?
(a) Fumi banshraq.
(b) Rumi tariqah.
(c) Qumi oradanzaraq.
(d) Pumi flanquird.

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

4. What nickname has Vinu given to Michael?
(a) Michael the Angel.
(b) Michael the Attacker.
(c) Michael the Altruist.
(d) Michael the Avenger.

5. Which of the following is the one thing Lydia admits in her conversation with Silas over the phone, from the hotel room?
(a) That Mikey stole a gun from his university.
(b) That she is relocating to another city.
(c) That their marriage is over.
(d) That she has stolen all of his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Silas feels he is completely incapable of doing with his family?

2. What does Silas drink until he is drunk at Mam Agnes and Jackson's anniversary party?

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

4. To which country does Michael hope to escape after the murders are complete?

5. What look does Du Boise have on his face at the moment Michael shoots him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Michael come into possession of the gun he will use to kill Vinu's father?

5. What information does Michael have, and think about, before he shoots Du Boise?

6. How does Alec behave when he and Silas go out for dinner before Mam Agnes's anniversary party?

7. What happens between Lydia and Mikey when Silas leaves the house after a fight with his wife?

8. Why does Michael travel back to the city where he grew up?

9. How did Ouma Angel die?

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

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