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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sarah Jenkins?
(a) Lila Wingo's sister-in-law.
(b) One of Grandfather Amos' servants.
(c) An eighty-five-year-old black midwife.
(d) A neighbor of the Wingos'.

2. Where do Tom and Dr. Lowenstein go the night after their initial meeting?
(a) To visit Savannah in the hospital.
(b) To visit the grave of Tom's deceased grandfather.
(c) To visit Luke in a psychiatric ward.
(d) To visit Lila in the nursing home.

3. Tom's story is set against the backdrop of which war?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) Vietnam War.

4. Chapter Two flashes back to the 1970s when Tom is a _____________.
(a) Shrimp boat captain off the coast of Florida.
(b) ROTC cadet.
(c) Advocate and demonstrator for civil rights.
(d) Football coach and teacher.

5. Which of the following events does NOT transpire when Tom visits Savannah's apartment?
(a) He lies down on Savannah's bed with a migraine headache.
(b) He is threatened by a neighbor wielding a pistol.
(c) He reads a letter from his wallet written by Savannah years ago.
(d) He breaks down and weeps after seeing his sister's artwork on the walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom recall that his father did not allow?

2. Tom describes his father as a ________.

3. What does Tom read in the waiting room of Dr. Lowenstein's office?

4. Which of the following characters dies during the storm?

5. In Chapter Five, what job is given to the Wingo children when they go to live with Papa John?

(see the answer key)

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