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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Luke feel about New York City?
(a) He disagrees with Tom that urban life is more interesting than Southern gallantry.
(b) He is fascinated by the feminists he encounters in New York.
(c) He feels that this evil city is no place for his little sister.
(d) He feels that this sophisticated metropolis is the perfect place for his sister.

2. During which decade does Tom begin recalling the story of his family?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1940s.

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

4. Which of the following types of imagery dominates the Prologue?
(a) City streets and tall buildings.
(b) Farms and countrysides.
(c) Flowers, landscapes, and horizons.
(d) Fish, flora, and sunsets.

5. Tom describes his father as a ________.
(a) Beautiful dreamer.
(b) Kind giver.
(c) Strict disciplinarian.
(d) Frustrated artist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following events does NOT transpire when Tom visits Savannah's apartment?

3. Chapter Two flashes back to the 1970s when Tom is a _____________.

4. Tom and Savannah admittedly resent their parents because ___________.

5. How does Tom characterize himself in relation to the other Wingo children?

(see the answer key)

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