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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty-One, how does Lila try to distract Tom from his intentions to tell the doctor the truth about what happened to the family?
(a) Tom is not the son she wanted him to be.
(b) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.
(c) Tom's children are no longer attending school.
(d) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.

2. What ritual does Grandpa perform every Good Friday?
(a) He reenacts the Last Supper.
(b) He reenacts Jesus' crucifixion.
(c) He reenacts Jesus' walk to Calvary.
(d) He reenacts Jesus' passion and beatings.

3. How does the Wingo family react to the last still born, Rose Ann?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Lila forces the children to pray for the baby's soul.
(c) Henry baptizes the baby himself in the kitchen sink.
(d) Henry puts the body in the shrimp freezer.

4. What does Lila do after finding Savannah's journal?
(a) She asks Luke to dispose of it.
(b) She burns it.
(c) She writes it in the sand.
(d) She confides in Tom about its contents.

5. What is the initial topic of Tom's heated discussion with Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) The nature of Savannah's poetry.
(b) The doctor's refusal to give Tom her first name.
(c) The ignorance Tom has of mental health.
(d) The abbreviated history Tom gives of his childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do we learn is Dr. Lowenstein's first name?

2. Which character is NOT embarrassed by Grandpa Amos' show?

3. Why is Sallie unable to answer Tom over the phone?

4. What does Tom tell Lila he has decided to tell Dr. Lowenstein?

5. What does Dr. Lowenstein's husband do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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