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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose photo does Tom find in Savannah's apartment?
(a) Lila Wingo.
(b) Amos and Tolitha Wingo.
(c) Renata Halpern.
(d) Tom and Savannah.

2. What does Tom say that Grandmother Tolitha did immediately following Papa John's death?
(a) She moved into a nursing home.
(b) She traveled the world until her money ran out.
(c) She became a religious fanatic.
(d) She went back to Grandpa Wingo.

3. In Chapter Twenty-One, how does Lila try to distract Tom from his intentions to tell the doctor the truth about what happened to the family?
(a) Tom's children are no longer attending school.
(b) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.
(c) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.
(d) Tom is not the son she wanted him to be.

4. After producing a letter from Lila, how does Dr. Lowenstein view Tom's mother?
(a) She thinks Lila is no different than her own mother.
(b) She thinks Lila is a concerned parent.
(c) She thinks Lila is a terrible caregiver.
(d) She thinks Lila is a calculating manipulator.

5. What does Tom recall that his father did not allow?
(a) He did not permit crimes against nature.
(b) He did not permit failure at school.
(c) He did not permit socializing with other races.
(d) He did not permit disrepect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the campaign to welcome a black boy into the school?

2. Why does Isabel Newbury leave Tom and his mother standing on the porch?

3. Tom and Savannah admittedly resent their parents because ___________.

4. Which of the following characters attacks Lila Wingo?

5. Why won't Lila buy Tom the clothes he asks for?

(see the answer key)

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