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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter Two flashes back to the 1970s when Tom is a _____________.
(a) Shrimp boat captain off the coast of Florida.
(b) Football coach and teacher.
(c) ROTC cadet.
(d) Advocate and demonstrator for civil rights.

2. What does Tom see as the character flaw in Tolitha?
(a) She turns to drinking whenever a situation is tense.
(b) She relies too much on superstition.
(c) She has a violent side like her son.
(d) She refuses to attend church with her husband.

3. According to Tom, which character seems to be the most caring person in the children's lives?
(a) Papa John.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Tolitha.
(d) Lila.

4. 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 refused to provide safe haven for Henry Wingo.
(d) He agreed to bless the German soldiers.

5. Why do Tom and Luke travel to New York City?
(a) To see the Broadway show Savannah was starring in.
(b) To meet the paternal grandfather they never knew.
(c) To visit their sick father in the hospital.
(d) To attend Savannah's poetry reading.

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

7. Which of the following images from the Prologue could serve as an analogy for Tom and Savannah's wondrous and nightmarish childhood?
(a) The injured colt.
(b) The pregnant cows.
(c) The yelping dogs.
(d) The dying whale.

8. What does Lila teach her children to do?
(a) She taught them to respect nature in all its beauty.
(b) She taught them to judge people based on appearances.
(c) She taught them to hide their wounds with lies.
(d) She taught them to always follow their dreams.

9. Why does Tom tell Dr. Lowenstein the story of his mother's quest to win the Colleton League cookbook contest?
(a) To show Lila's determination and work ethic.
(b) To show Lila's lust to be part of the social elite.
(c) To show Lila's innate ability as a homemaker.
(d) To show Lila's lack of maternal instincts.

10. What do we learn about Lila's father in Chapter Eleven?
(a) He was deadpan and nondescript.
(b) He was an evil-tempered drunk.
(c) He was a caring and loving provider.
(d) He was a cheapskate.

11. Tom recalls a time during his________ year when he killed a bald eagle.
(a) Fifth.
(b) Twentieth.
(c) Fifteenth.
(d) Tenth.

12. What is the name of the school Bernard attends?
(a) Monsignor Farrell.
(b) Phillips Exeter.
(c) Cornwallis Prep.
(d) Welton.

13. Who is Winthrop Ogletree?
(a) The local witch doctor.
(b) The town doctor.
(c) The country sheriff.
(d) The mortician.

14. How does the principal feel about Tom beating up Todd?
(a) He is ashamed.
(b) He is shocked.
(c) He is glad.
(d) He does not care.

15. Which of the following characters dies during the storm?
(a) Lila.
(b) Amos.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Esther.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following events does NOT happen during the family picnic?

2. Henry tries which of the following plots to make money?

3. What does Tom recall that his father did not allow?

4. Dr. Lowenstein admits that she finds it strange that the Wingo family would have a subscription to _______________.

5. Which of the following events does NOT transpire when Tom visits Savannah's apartment?

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