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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tom call Sallie?
(a) All of these.
(b) To warn her that Lila may be calling.
(c) To tell her that he wants her to be his wife.
(d) To tell her that he still loves her.

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

3. 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 makes fun of Grandpa Wingo praying.
(d) Tom refuses to give a nickel to a man begging for change.

4. What is the name of the albino porpoise in Colleton?
(a) Snow.
(b) Ginger.
(c) Susan.
(d) Snowflake.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Grandpa take the children after his Good Friday performance?

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