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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Tom and Dr. Lowenstein at the start of Chapter Six?
(a) They are in a therapy session at Lowenstein's office.
(b) They are in the hospital.
(c) They are sharing a taxi ride.
(d) They are having cocktails together.

2. How many children do Tom and his wife have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

3. 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.

4. How does Tom characterize himself in relation to the other Wingo children?
(a) As the least intelligent.
(b) As the normal but mediocre one.
(c) As the eldest and the one with strength.
(d) As the one who battles black dogs and hanging angels.

5. Tom and Savannah admittedly resent their parents because ___________.
(a) They refused to spend any time with the children while growing up.
(b) They participated in racist rallies and demonstrations.
(c) They used their children as ammunition during their own battles.
(d) They separated before the children could know their father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tom describes his father as a ________.

3. What does Ruby Blankenship offer the children?

4. How does the principal feel about Tom beating up Todd?

5. How does Luke feel about New York City?

(see the answer key)

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