View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might Conroy have included the scene with Tolitha's coffin in Chapter Eight?
(a) To contrast the religions of Tom's two grandparents.
(b) To reveal some of the darker sides of the Wingo relatives.
(c) To rationalize why Tom is afraid of dying.
(d) To provide a comic relief from the more depressing events of the Wingo history.

2. How does Luke respond to the tiger's presence?
(a) He begs his father to bring the tiger back.
(b) He begins training the tiger.
(c) He is terribly afraid of the tiger.
(d) He looks for ways to kill the tiger.

3. How does Henry initially present himself to Lila?
(a) As a rich and influential banker.
(b) As a poor but loving admirer.
(c) As a large landowner.
(d) As a decorated war veteran.

4. What does Tom really think of Bernard?
(a) He thinks he is a spoiled brat.
(b) He thinks he is a closet homosexual.
(c) He thinks he has a lot of athletic ability.
(d) He thinks he is unhappy.

5. 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 dying whale.
(c) The pregnant cows.
(d) The yelping dogs.

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

7. Which of the following is NOT true about the traumatic memory from the Wingo childhood?
(a) Savannah seems to be unaffected by the experience.
(b) Tom and Luke remember every detail of what happened that day.
(c) Lila insists it never happened.
(d) Tom and Luke agree never to speak about it.

8. What transformation occurs in Henry when he is on his shrimping boat?
(a) He never drinks.
(b) He refuses to look at his children.
(c) He never hits the children.
(d) He plays the guitar and sings often.

9. Why does Henry light a candle at the statue of the Infant of Prague?
(a) For the old priest who was hung for helping Henry.
(b) For the Swiss family whose house was destroyed for haboring Henry.
(c) For his family, whom Henry misses very much.
(d) For the farm woman who was beaten for feeding Henry.

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

11. What is the name of Tom's wife?
(a) Lila.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Rose.
(d) Sallie.

12. What news do Tom and his family discover in Chapter One?
(a) Savannah has tried to commit suicide again.
(b) Tom's brother decided to move back home.
(c) Lila has finally remarried.
(d) Tom's father recently passed away.

13. How much time has passed since Tom and Luke went to visit their sister in New York?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Nine years.

14. How does the Wingo family react to the last still born, Rose Ann?
(a) Henry baptizes the baby himself in the kitchen sink.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Lila forces the children to pray for the baby's soul.
(d) Henry puts the body in the shrimp freezer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Five, what job is given to the Wingo children when they go to live with Papa John?

3. Which family member does Tom admit to being the forbidden member of the Wingo clan?

4. Why does Henry buy the tiger from the circus?

5. What is it about Henry Wingo that is difficult for Tom to reconcile?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 724 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample