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. How does Mikey react to Lydia when he senses that she is angry with him when she returns from the hospital?

2. Which part of his mother did Mikey find most attractive when he was a child?

3. To which of the following does Mikey compare his childhood relationship to his mother?

4. Which of the following seems to be Kate's greatest concern when she secretly meets with Mikey?

5. Who sends Lydia a letter from Toronto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual event happens when Silas is at the grocery store at the opening of the novel?

2. How does Mikey feel about reading his mother's diary?

3. When Silas returns from the hospital, where he attempted to pick up Lydia, what fears is he suddenly seized with?

4. Why does Kate begin to grow suspicious of her secret meetings with Mikey?

5. How does Mikey treat the small bird that flies in through his kitchen window?

6. Why does Mikey travel to Shirley Graham's home and what is her reaction to hosting him?

7. What event does Lydia admit to Silas when she hears that Du Boise is back in town?

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

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

10. What is "Playing Gandhi"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mikey is arguably the character that undergoes the greatest transformation in this novel. Describe Mikey's character at the beginning of the novel and compare/contrast that to his character at the end of the novel. What are the most important transformations Mikey undergoes both physically and emotionally in the text?

Essay Topic 2

Even though he is dead at the time the novel is set, Ali Ali plays a large role in shaping the man Mikey becomes when he transforms into Michael. Explain Ali Ali's life story, and then explain why the knowledge of his family history has such a large effect of Mikey.

Essay Topic 3

The marriage between Silas and Lydia is marked by infidelities. Create a timeline of infidelities committed by both Silas and Lydia, and explain what effect these infidelities had on their marriage. Then, explain why the two decide to stay together when it is obvious they no longer love each other.

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