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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 attend Savannah's poetry reading.
(d) To see the Broadway show Savannah was starring in.

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

3. Where does the narrative of Chapter Four take place?
(a) On the island as Lila lays in labor.
(b) In New York City as Savannah prepares for another performance.
(c) In Germany where Henry's plane has been shot down.
(d) In Europe where Henry is a pilot stationed in Europe.

4. Tom's mother often made up stories about _____________.
(a) About the lives of their ancestors.
(b) About her husband's past.
(c) About the dreams of all living things.
(d) About the civil war heroes of the South.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Tom's wife?

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

3. During which decade does Tom begin recalling the story of his family?

4. Which of the following images from the Prologue could serve as an analogy for Tom and Savannah's wondrous and nightmarish childhood?

5. Tom describes his father as a ________.

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