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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Five, what job is given to the Wingo children when they go to live with Papa John?
(a) They take care of Papa John's collection of black widow spiders.
(b) They bring Papa John his meals every night.
(c) They help Papa John into the basement every night to watch after his spiders.
(d) They help their mother with chores around the house.

3. Tom is correct in guessing that ______________.
(a) Bernard is afraid to take football seriously.
(b) Bernard is intimidated by Tom's athleticism.
(c) Bernard is not popular at school.
(d) Bernard has a secret girlfriend.

4. How much time has passed since Tom and Luke went to visit their sister in New York?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Nine years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do we learn is Dr. Lowenstein's first name?

3. How would you describe the tone of Dr. Lowenstein when she refers to Tom as "Tom Wingo of South Carolina"?

4. What does Lila do after finding Savannah's journal?

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

(see the answer key)

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