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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Lowenstein admits that she finds it strange that the Wingo family would have a subscription to _______________.
(a) Better Homes and Gardens.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) The Gourmet magazine.

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

3. Why does Tom begin writing letters to South Carolina?
(a) He is writing his wife to reignite the lost romance between them.
(b) He is writing schools to find a football coaching position.
(c) He is writing Luke to tell him about Savannah's progress.
(d) He is writing his mother to reconcile their estranged relationship.

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter Five, what job is given to the Wingo children when they go to live with Papa John?
(a) They bring Papa John his meals every night.
(b) They take care of Papa John's collection of black widow spiders.
(c) They help Papa John into the basement every night to watch after his spiders.
(d) They help their mother with chores around the house.

9. Tom describes his father as a ________.
(a) Kind giver.
(b) Frustrated artist.
(c) Strict disciplinarian.
(d) Beautiful dreamer.

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

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

12. Where are Tom and Dr. Lowenstein at the start of Chapter Six?
(a) They are in a therapy session at Lowenstein's office.
(b) They are having cocktails together.
(c) They are in the hospital.
(d) They are sharing a taxi ride.

13. What does Tom leave in the Newbury house while they are out of town?
(a) A dead loggerhead turtle.
(b) A pile of rotting shrimp.
(c) A dead squirrel.
(d) A bag of horse manure.

14. Where is Melrose Island located?
(a) Among the Florida Keys.
(b) Off the coast of South Carolina.
(c) Near a shipping town in North Carolina.
(d) Outside Long Island Sound.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Savannah and Tom feel about their father during their teenage years?

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

3. How would you characterize Bernard's attitude in his first meeting with Tom?

4. Why does Amos bring everyone to the hayloft barn?

5. Who does Dr. Lowenstein inform Tom that she has spoken with on the phone?

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