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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Lila buy Tom the clothes he asks for?
(a) Because she wants to teach him to treasure what he cannot have.
(b) Because the Wingo family cannot afford it.
(c) Because she does not love Tom as much as Savannah.
(d) Because Henry refuses to dress his boys that way.

2. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Luke say he plans to do with his life after graduation?
(a) Go to college on a football scholarship.
(b) Move to New York City and open his own business.
(c) Leave Melrose Island and head to California.
(d) Be a shrimper like his father.

3. What news do Tom and his family discover in Chapter One?
(a) Savannah has tried to commit suicide again.
(b) Lila has finally remarried.
(c) Tom's father recently passed away.
(d) Tom's brother decided to move back home.

4. Who tries to buy Henry Wingo's island?
(a) Reese Newbury.
(b) Callanwolde Simmons.
(c) Amos Wingo.
(d) Ruby Blankenship.

5. After Susan expresses her desire for Tom at the end of Chapter Fifteen, how does the evening end for these two characters?
(a) Tom breaks down in tears from missing his wife.
(b) Tom leaves hastily with Susan on the terrace.
(c) Tom and Susan sleep together.
(d) Susan warns Tom that their relationship is getting too intimate.

Short Answer Questions

1. To teach the boy respect, what does Tom make Bernard do?

2. How many children do Tom and his wife have?

3. Chapter Two flashes back to the 1970s when Tom is a _____________.

4. The Amberjack has arrived to capture _____________.

5. What is the name of the school Bernard attends?

(see the answer key)

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