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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Tom's sister?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rose.
(d) Lila.

3. Whose phone call disrupts the harmony of the opening scene?
(a) Savannah's.
(b) Chandler's.
(c) Susan's.
(d) Lila's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Five, what job is given to the Wingo children when they go to live with Papa John?

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

3. What does Tom's wife blurt out to elicit an emotional response from Tom as they walk along the beach in Chapter One?

4. How would you characterize Tom's initial behavior towards Dr. Lowenstein?

5. After the children are in bed, where do Tom and his wife go?

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