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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Tom and Luke remember every detail of what happened that day.
(c) Savannah seems to be unaffected by the experience.
(d) Lila insists it never happened.

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

3. What does Tom's wife blurt out to elicit an emotional response from Tom as they walk along the beach in Chapter One?
(a) She confesses she is having an affair.
(b) She chastises Tom for being a horrible provider.
(c) She begs Tom to spend more time with the children.
(d) She tells Tom that she never loved him.

4. What does Dr. Lowenstein's husband do for a living?
(a) He is a professor at a city university.
(b) He is a doctor like his wife.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is a musician.

5. Why does Henry light a candle at the statue of the Infant of Prague?
(a) For the old priest who was hung for helping Henry.
(b) For the farm woman who was beaten for feeding Henry.
(c) For his family, whom Henry misses very much.
(d) For the Swiss family whose house was destroyed for haboring Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom see as the character flaw in Tolitha?

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

3. Where are Tom and Dr. Lowenstein at the start of Chapter Six?

4. What news do Tom and his family discover in Chapter One?

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

(see the answer key)

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