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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom's story is set against the backdrop of which war?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

2. Which of the following is NOT true about the traumatic memory from the Wingo childhood?
(a) Tom and Luke remember every detail of what happened that day.
(b) Tom and Luke agree never to speak about it.
(c) Lila insists it never happened.
(d) Savannah seems to be unaffected by the experience.

3. Who is Sarah Jenkins?
(a) A neighbor of the Wingos'.
(b) Lila Wingo's sister-in-law.
(c) One of Grandfather Amos' servants.
(d) An eighty-five-year-old black midwife.

4. Chapter Two flashes back to the 1970s when Tom is a _____________.
(a) Advocate and demonstrator for civil rights.
(b) ROTC cadet.
(c) Football coach and teacher.
(d) Shrimp boat captain off the coast of Florida.

5. Why do Tom and Luke travel to New York City?
(a) To visit their sick father in the hospital.
(b) To meet the paternal grandfather they never knew.
(c) To see the Broadway show Savannah was starring in.
(d) To attend Savannah's poetry reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose phone call disrupts the harmony of the opening scene?

2. Where does the narrative of Chapter Four take place?

3. How does Luke feel about New York City?

4. What is the name of Tom's sister?

5. Which of the following characters dies during the storm?

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