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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Lowenstein inform Tom that she has spoken with on the phone?
(a) Tolitha.
(b) Luke.
(c) Sallie.
(d) Lila.

2. Why does Tolitha ask Luke to take pictures of her in the coffin?
(a) She is playing a joke on her husband.
(b) She wants to see what she looks like in it.
(c) She wants to frighten Ruby Blankenship.
(d) She wants to go out like a dowager queen.

3. What news do Tom and his family discover in Chapter One?
(a) Lila has finally remarried.
(b) Tom's father recently passed away.
(c) Savannah has tried to commit suicide again.
(d) Tom's brother decided to move back home.

4. Why does Henry light a candle at the statue of the Infant of Prague?
(a) For the farm woman who was beaten for feeding Henry.
(b) For the old priest who was hung for helping Henry.
(c) For his family, whom Henry misses very much.
(d) For the Swiss family whose house was destroyed for haboring Henry.

5. How many children do Tom and his wife have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might Conroy have included the scene with Tolitha's coffin in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Tom read in the waiting room of Dr. Lowenstein's office?

3. Whose phone call disrupts the harmony of the opening scene?

4. What does Tom say that Grandmother Tolitha did immediately following Papa John's death?

5. What does Tom's wife blurt out to elicit an emotional response from Tom as they walk along the beach in Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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