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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Amos bring everyone to the hayloft barn?
(a) Because racist townsfolk are threatening the Wingo servants.
(b) Because Amos wants to have a prayer meeting.
(c) Because robbers have broken into the house.
(d) Because the storm begins to flood the house.

2. What is the initial topic of Tom's heated discussion with Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) The doctor's refusal to give Tom her first name.
(b) The nature of Savannah's poetry.
(c) The abbreviated history Tom gives of his childhood.
(d) The ignorance Tom has of mental health.

3. Who does Dr. Lowenstein inform Tom that she has spoken with on the phone?
(a) Lila.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Tolitha.
(d) Luke.

4. Which of the following images from the Prologue could serve as an analogy for Tom and Savannah's wondrous and nightmarish childhood?
(a) The pregnant cows.
(b) The yelping dogs.
(c) The injured colt.
(d) The dying whale.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tom's mother often made up stories about _____________.

3. Why might Conroy have included the scene with Tolitha's coffin in Chapter Eight?

4. What does Tom recount as his reason for punching Todd Newbury?

5. Which of the following does Tom NOT call attention to during his formative years?

(see the answer key)

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