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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lila invite Tom to dinner?
(a) She wants to mend her relationship with her children.
(b) She wants to see if Tom has really told the doctor everything.
(c) She wants Tom to meet her new husband.
(d) She wants to discuss Luke.

2. What ritual does Grandpa perform every Good Friday?
(a) He reenacts Jesus' passion and beatings.
(b) He reenacts Jesus' walk to Calvary.
(c) He reenacts Jesus' crucifixion.
(d) He reenacts the Last Supper.

3. Why does Isabel Newbury leave Tom and his mother standing on the porch?
(a) Isabel refuses to answer the door.
(b) Todd doesn't want to speak to Tom.
(c) Standing on the porch is part of Tom's punishment.
(d) Todd's father will erupt if he sees Tom.

4. What is Renata Halpern's book about?
(a) Mystical creatures Tom does not recognize.
(b) Poetry that seems to resemble Savannah's.
(c) Events he remembers from Papa John's bedtime stories.
(d) Events he remembers from Savannah's childhood.

5. Where does Lila go to reinvent herself?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Colleton.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Charlotte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is NOT embarrassed by Grandpa Amos' show?

2. Why does Lila insist that Tom remain silent about the past?

3. Which character helps "The Amberjack"?

4. Whose phone call disrupts the harmony of the opening scene?

5. What is the name of Tom's wife?

(see the answer key)

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