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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters dies during the storm?
(a) Amos.
(b) Esther.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Lila.

2. What does Tom promise to tell Dr. Lowenstein during dinner?
(a) He promises to call his mother and tell her how he feels.
(b) He promises to tell her everything she wants to know about Savannah's past.
(c) He promises to let the doctor help him with his marriage.
(d) He promises to tell her why he maintains his racist beliefs.

3. 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.

4. Tom recounts that, while growing up, the Wingo children had no idea ______________.
(a) How religiously fanatical their grandfather was.
(b) How unhappy their mother actually was.
(c) How physically abusive their father was to their mother.
(d) How dangerous Callanwolde could actually be.

5. Why are Tom and Luke awakened in the middle of the night while visiting Savannah in New York in Chapter Two?
(a) Tom's wife has called with a tearful confession.
(b) Lila phones them with urgent news about a family emergency.
(c) Savannah is in the throes of a psychotic spell.
(d) Luke is crying out from a terrible nightmare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Tom and Dr. Lowenstein go the night after their initial meeting?

3. Tom recalls a time during his________ year when he killed a bald eagle.

4. How does Luke feel about New York City?

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

(see the answer key)

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