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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Tom and Dr. Lowenstein go the night after their initial meeting?
(a) To visit Savannah in the hospital.
(b) To visit the grave of Tom's deceased grandfather.
(c) To visit Luke in a psychiatric ward.
(d) To visit Lila in the nursing home.

2. Which family member does Tom admit to being the forbidden member of the Wingo clan?
(a) Luke.
(b) Amos.
(c) Tom.
(d) Savannah.

3. Why does Tom begin writing letters to South Carolina?
(a) He is writing his wife to reignite the lost romance between them.
(b) He is writing schools to find a football coaching position.
(c) He is writing his mother to reconcile their estranged relationship.
(d) He is writing Luke to tell him about Savannah's progress.

4. Why does Isabel Newbury leave Tom and his mother standing on the porch?
(a) Isabel refuses to answer the door.
(b) Todd doesn't want to speak to Tom.
(c) Standing on the porch is part of Tom's punishment.
(d) Todd's father will erupt if he sees Tom.

5. Why might Conroy have included the scene with Tolitha's coffin in Chapter Eight?
(a) To provide a comic relief from the more depressing events of the Wingo history.
(b) To rationalize why Tom is afraid of dying.
(c) To contrast the religions of Tom's two grandparents.
(d) To reveal some of the darker sides of the Wingo relatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Susan finally admit Renata to be?

2. While fighting in the Vietnam War, how does Luke survive a near-fatal ambush as he looks for a downed pilot?

3. What is the name of the albino porpoise in Colleton?

4. How does Lila react to the turkey donated by the Colleton League?

5. How many different types of Wingos are there according to Tom?

(see the answer key)

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