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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 provide a comic relief from the more depressing events of the Wingo history.
(b) To reveal some of the darker sides of the Wingo relatives.
(c) To rationalize why Tom is afraid of dying.
(d) To contrast the religions of Tom's two grandparents.

2. What does Tom's wife blurt out to elicit an emotional response from Tom as they walk along the beach in Chapter One?
(a) She confesses she is having an affair.
(b) She begs Tom to spend more time with the children.
(c) She tells Tom that she never loved him.
(d) She chastises Tom for being a horrible provider.

3. What does Tom recount as his reason for punching Todd Newbury?
(a) Todd punched Tom's brother.
(b) Todd stole his grandmother's camera.
(c) Todd insulted Tom's family.
(d) Todd tried to kiss Tom's sister.

4. What is the name of Tom's sister?
(a) Susan.
(b) Rose.
(c) Lila.
(d) Savannah.

5. Tom's story is set against the backdrop of which war?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) World War II.
(d) Vietnam War.

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

7. What does Tom do while waiting for Bernard in Central Park?
(a) He sits on a bench and recalls a memory with Savannah.
(b) He observes the animals in their cages at the zoo.
(c) He watches children playing by the fountain.
(d) He takes off his wedding ring and stares at it.

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

9. Why does Henry light a candle at the statue of the Infant of Prague?
(a) For the farm woman who was beaten for feeding 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 old priest who was hung for helping Henry.

10. Tom is determined to discover ____________.
(a) Why Dr. Lowenstein keeps her emotional distance from him.
(b) Why Savannah has become psychotic.
(c) Why his wife has decided to leave him.
(d) Why Lila refuses to admit that anything traumatic happened to the children.

11. How many different types of Wingos are there according to Tom?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

12. Which of the following events does NOT transpire when Tom visits Savannah's apartment?
(a) He lies down on Savannah's bed with a migraine headache.
(b) He is threatened by a neighbor wielding a pistol.
(c) He breaks down and weeps after seeing his sister's artwork on the walls.
(d) He reads a letter from his wallet written by Savannah years ago.

13. When Henry is recalled to the Air Force to go to Korea, where do Lila and the children go to live?
(a) They go to live with Lila's family in Charlotte.
(b) They go to live on the Air Force base in Hawaii.
(c) They go to live with Henry's mother in Decatur.
(d) They go to live with Henry's mother in Atlanta.

14. How many children do Tom and his wife have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During which decade does Tom begin recalling the story of his family?

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

3. How does Lila react to the turkey donated by the Colleton League?

4. After the children are in bed, where do Tom and his wife go?

5. Which of the following characters dies during the storm?

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