Inelastic electron scattering in $^{28}\mathrm{Si}$ between 4 and 50 MeV excitation energy reveals two concentrations of $E2$ strength in the continuum. One is between 15 and 20 MeV, with a peak at 17 MeV, and can be identified with the giant quadrupole resonance in the ground state oblate well. A broad distribution of $E2$ strength between 22 and 42 MeV is predominatly isovector in nature. In addition, a small but persistent $E2$ peak at 24 MeV was found, which may be interpreted as being the corresponding state in the prolate well to the 17 MeV resonance. It is shown that 50% or more of the photon cross section in excess of the classical dipole sum rule between 10 MeV and the pion threshold may be due to $E2$ absorption.NUCLEAR REACTIONS $^{28}\mathrm{Si}$($e$,${e}^{\ensuremath{'}}$), ${E}_{0}=92$ MeV. Measured $\frac{{d}^{2}\ensuremath{\sigma}}{d\ensuremath{\Omega}d{E}_{x}}$, bound and continuum states. Deduced multipolarity $\ensuremath{\lambda}$, reduced matrix element $B(E\ensuremath{\lambda})$, sum rule exhaustion.