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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tom, which character seems to be the most caring person in the children's lives?
(a) Papa John.
(b) Tolitha.
(c) Lila.
(d) Sarah.

2. Where does Lila go to reinvent herself?
(a) Colleton.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Atlanta.

3. Henry tries which of the following plots to make money?
(a) He buys the Esso gasoline station in Colleton.
(b) All of these.
(c) He tries farming.
(d) He invests in ethnic greeting cards.

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

5. What is the name of Tom's wife?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Rose.
(c) Lila.
(d) Sallie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom and Savannah admittedly resent their parents because ___________.

2. Tom recalls a time during his________ year when he killed a bald eagle.

3. After the children are in bed, where do Tom and his wife go?

4. What is the name of Tom's sister?

5. Tom is correct in guessing that ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Prologue present the father of the Wingo children?

2. What does the robbery that Luke witnesses in New York show us about the city?

3. How does the fury of the storm echo the plight of Lila Wingo?

4. Why does Tom suggest that football is a good thing for the unhappy Bernard?

5. What is the significance of the game Tom plays with his daughters?

6. What is curious about Tolitha and Amos having Henry for a son?

7. What is one of the benefits of Tom's extraordinary childhood?

8. Who is the Prince of Tides?

9. How does the phone call contrast with the idyllic opening of Chapter 1?

10. What does the story of Lila's quest to win the Colleton League cookbook contest reveal about her character?

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