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

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

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

5. How would you characterize Bernard's attitude in his first meeting with Tom?
(a) Dull and indifferent.
(b) Anxious and enthusiastic.
(c) Warm and amicable.
(d) Resentful and angry.

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

7. Where do Tom and Dr. Lowenstein go the night after their initial meeting?
(a) To visit the grave of Tom's deceased grandfather.
(b) To visit Luke in a psychiatric ward.
(c) To visit Lila in the nursing home.
(d) To visit Savannah in the hospital.

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

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

10. What does Dr. Lowenstein's husband do for a living?
(a) He is a musician.
(b) He is a professor at a city university.
(c) He is a doctor like his wife.
(d) He is a writer.

11. How does Lila react to the turkey donated by the Colleton League?
(a) She throws it in the garbage.
(b) She shoots it with a shotgun.
(c) She breaks down in tears.
(d) She refuses to accept it.

12. 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 contrast the religions of Tom's two grandparents.
(d) To rationalize why Tom is afraid of dying.

13. What is the initial topic of Tom's heated discussion with Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) The abbreviated history Tom gives of his childhood.
(b) The doctor's refusal to give Tom her first name.
(c) The nature of Savannah's poetry.
(d) The ignorance Tom has of mental health.

14. 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.

15. 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 begs his father to bring the tiger back.
(d) He begins training the tiger.