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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the old German priest guilt-ridden?
(a) He betrayed Jewish refugees hiding in his church.
(b) He allows Henry to stay until he is strong enough to leave.
(c) He agreed to bless the German soldiers.
(d) He refused to provide safe haven for Henry Wingo.

2. Tom is correct in guessing that ______________.
(a) Bernard has a secret girlfriend.
(b) Bernard is not popular at school.
(c) Bernard is afraid to take football seriously.
(d) Bernard is intimidated by Tom's athleticism.

3. Why is Dr. Lowenstein's son alienated from his father?
(a) He disagrees with his father's political views.
(b) His father is physically abusive, much like Tom's father.
(c) He cannot share his love for football with his father.
(d) His father is rarely home because of work.

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

5. What role does Bernard actually play on his school's football team?
(a) Water boy.
(b) Cornerback.
(c) Equipment manager.
(d) Bench warmer.

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

7. Why does Tolitha ask Luke to take pictures of her in the coffin?
(a) She wants to see what she looks like in it.
(b) She is playing a joke on her husband.
(c) She wants to go out like a dowager queen.
(d) She wants to frighten Ruby Blankenship.

8. How do Savannah and Tom feel about their father during their teenage years?
(a) They love their father.
(b) They hate their father.
(c) They feel nothing toward their father.
(d) They are jealous of their father.

9. After the children are in bed, where do Tom and his wife go?
(a) They sit outside on their porch swing.
(b) They go out for dessert.
(c) They take a walk on the beach.
(d) They sit by the fireplace.

10. Which of the following types of imagery dominates the Prologue?
(a) City streets and tall buildings.
(b) Fish, flora, and sunsets.
(c) Farms and countrysides.
(d) Flowers, landscapes, and horizons.

11. What does Lila do after finding Savannah's journal?
(a) She asks Luke to dispose of it.
(b) She confides in Tom about its contents.
(c) She burns it.
(d) She writes it in the sand.

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

13. Why are Tom and Luke awakened in the middle of the night while visiting Savannah in New York in Chapter Two?
(a) Savannah is in the throes of a psychotic spell.
(b) Lila phones them with urgent news about a family emergency.
(c) Luke is crying out from a terrible nightmare.
(d) Tom's wife has called with a tearful confession.

14. Where does the narrative of Chapter Four take place?
(a) On the island as Lila lays in labor.
(b) In Germany where Henry's plane has been shot down.
(c) In New York City as Savannah prepares for another performance.
(d) In Europe where Henry is a pilot stationed in Europe.

15. What does Ruby Blankenship offer the children?
(a) Juicy Fruit.
(b) Saltwater taffy.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Cotton candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true about the traumatic memory from the Wingo childhood?

2. Who is Winthrop Ogletree?

3. What does Dr. Lowenstein's husband do for a living?

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

5. Where is Melrose Island located?

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