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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bernard finally takes to calling Tom ______________.
(a) Coach Tom.
(b) Uncle Tom.
(c) Coach Wingo.
(d) Mr. Wingo.

2. What is the name of Renata Halpern's book?
(a) Life in Dixieland.
(b) The Prince of Tides.
(c) The Southern Way.
(d) The Gourmet.

3. How would you characterize Tom's initial behavior towards Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) He is candid and revealing.
(b) He is warm and receptive.
(c) He is profane and defensive.
(d) He is flirtatious and charismatic.

4. During which decade does Tom begin recalling the story of his family?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1960s.

5. After discussing the issue or Renata in Chapter Twenty, Tom flashes back to a time when the three children were __________________.
(a) Hiding from their father in one of his drunken rages.
(b) Listening to Papa John tell one of his stories,
(c) Letting themselves sink to the bottom of a river.
(d) Running in a the forest called "Callanwolde".

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom's wife blurt out to elicit an emotional response from Tom as they walk along the beach in Chapter One?

2. Why is Henry in jail?

3. What news do Tom and his family discover in Chapter One?

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

5. After Tom confronts her in Chapter Twenty, what does Susan then accuse Tom of doing?

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