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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom read to better understand Savannah's psychosis?
(a) Savannah's journal.
(b) Medical journals.
(c) Lila's family history.
(d) Case histories.

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

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

4. 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) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.
(c) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.
(d) Tom is not the son she wanted him to be.

5. Where does Grandpa take the children after his Good Friday performance?
(a) To collect oysters for supper.
(b) To catch fish for supper.
(c) To catch crabs for supper.
(d) To church to pray for their souls.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why do Tom and Savannah get in a fight near the end of Chapter Fourteen?

4. What is the name of the albino porpoise in Colleton?

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

(see the answer key)

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