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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 steals her journal.
(b) Tom says the word "nigger."
(c) Tom refuses to give a nickel to a man begging for change.
(d) Tom makes fun of Grandpa Wingo praying.

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

3. Why does Lila insist that Tom remain silent about the past?
(a) Because the doctor will not understand.
(b) Because Luke will be crushed by the news.
(c) Because Savannah will write about it.
(d) Because Tom's wife should hear the story first.

4. Why is Dr. Lowenstein's son alienated from his father?
(a) His father is physically abusive, much like Tom's father.
(b) He disagrees with his father's political views.
(c) He cannot share his love for football with his father.
(d) His father is rarely home because of work.

5. What do we learn is Dr. Lowenstein's first name?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Susan.
(d) Sallie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom read to better understand Savannah's psychosis?

2. What does Lila do after finding Savannah's journal?

3. 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?

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

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

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