Bitter Fruit Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Achmat Dangor
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Bitter Fruit Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Achmat Dangor
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion did Silas's father practice?

2. What color is the settee in Lydia's living room?

3. What fear rouses Silas from his nightmare about death?

4. After Kate leaves Mikey, whom does she have a meeting scheduled with at work?

5. How does Silas respond to running into Du Boise again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Kate Jessup and Julian Solomon come to stay at the Ali household?

2. As an adult looking back, how does Mikey describe his relationship with his mother as a child?

3. What family arrives at Lydia's hospital bedside, and how do they get there?

4. How does Mikey react to having to go to the hospital to visit with his mother?

5. What is the truth behind Mikey's parentage?

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

7. How does Kate react to Mikey while she is staying with him?

8. What is "Playing Gandhi"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Silas's fiftieth birthday party proves to be the moment when the entire Ali family realizes that their bonds have completely disintegrated. Explain the events of the night of Silas's birthday party, and the reactions that each family member, Silas, Lydia, and Mikey, has to each of these events, and how they know their family never will be the same again.

Essay Topic 2

Perhaps Silas's biggest character flaw lies in his complete passivity in regard to his family. Give three clear examples of times when Silas acts passively when the circumstances ask more of him. What effect does Silas's passivity have on his family life? Finally, explain whether or not you believe Silas overcomes his passivity by the end of the novel, and why.

Essay Topic 3

One of the biggest acts of betrayal in this novel is the way that Alec betrays his friendship with Silas and keeps a dark secret from him for almost twenty years. Explain what secret Alec is keeping from Silas, and what lengths he goes to in order to ensure that the secret would never come out. Then, explain why Alec finally decides to tell Silas, and how this admittance affected their relationship.

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