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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Tom and Savannah get in a fight near the end of Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Tom makes fun of Grandpa Wingo praying.
(b) Tom says the word "nigger."
(c) Tom steals her journal.
(d) Tom refuses to give a nickel to a man begging for change.

2. 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's children are no longer attending school.
(b) Tom is not the son she wanted him to be.
(c) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.
(d) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.

3. Which character is NOT embarrassed by Grandpa Amos' show?
(a) Tom.
(b) Tolitha.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Luke.

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

5. Why is Sallie unable to answer Tom over the phone?
(a) Her affair with the doctor has become too complicated.
(b) Her lover is at the front door.
(c) The children can hear the conversation.
(d) She no longer feels the same way about Tom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Lila insist that Tom remain silent about the past?

3. What is the initial topic of Tom's heated discussion with Dr. Lowenstein?

4. Why is Dr. Lowenstein's son alienated from his father?

5. Why does Tom call Sallie?

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