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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 Tom really think of Bernard?
(a) He thinks he has a lot of athletic ability.
(b) He thinks he is a closet homosexual.
(c) He thinks he is unhappy.
(d) He thinks he is a spoiled brat.

2. What does Lila teach her children to do?
(a) She taught them to judge people based on appearances.
(b) She taught them to always follow their dreams.
(c) She taught them to hide their wounds with lies.
(d) She taught them to respect nature in all its beauty.

3. How has Savannah responded to Tom's letters, according to Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) They have inspired Savannah to overcome her illness.
(b) They have angered Savannah to thoughts of suicide.
(c) They have not been read by Savannah.
(d) They have upset Savannah to the point of needing sedation.

4. Whose phone call disrupts the harmony of the opening scene?
(a) Susan's.
(b) Lila's.
(c) Chandler's.
(d) Savannah's.

5. Who is Winthrop Ogletree?
(a) The local witch doctor.
(b) The town doctor.
(c) The mortician.
(d) The country sheriff.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Henry is recalled to the Air Force to go to Korea, where do Lila and the children go to live?

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

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

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

5. Which of the following types of imagery dominates the Prologue?

(see the answer key)

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