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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom promise to tell Dr. Lowenstein during dinner?
(a) He promises to tell her everything she wants to know about Savannah's past.
(b) He promises to tell her why he maintains his racist beliefs.
(c) He promises to call his mother and tell her how he feels.
(d) He promises to let the doctor help him with his marriage.

2. What happens as Tom tries to explain the game of football to Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) She is outraged that Tom would even speak to her about sports.
(b) She refuses to understand it.
(c) She understands and appreciates the game.
(d) She agrees to attend Bernard's games in the fall.

3. Dr. Lowenstein admits that she finds it strange that the Wingo family would have a subscription to _______________.
(a) The Gourmet magazine.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Better Homes and Gardens.
(d) The New York Times.

4. 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.

5. Who is Benji Washington?
(a) A transient man who stalks Lila Wingo.
(b) A black student in Colleton High School.
(c) A good friend of Tom Wingo.
(d) A football team lineman at Colleton High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom make Bernard wear to dinner?

2. Who is Sarah Jenkins?

3. Which of the following images from the Prologue could serve as an analogy for Tom and Savannah's wondrous and nightmarish childhood?

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

5. How much time has passed since Tom and Luke went to visit their sister in New York?

(see the answer key)

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