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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom tell Lila he has decided to tell Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) What happened on the island that Savannah described allegorically.
(b) What happened the afternoon the tiger got loose from Henry.
(c) What happened the summer Savannah first tried to kill herself.
(d) What happened the day Henry beat Luke.

2. Whose photo does Tom find in Savannah's apartment?
(a) Lila Wingo.
(b) Amos and Tolitha Wingo.
(c) Tom and Savannah.
(d) Renata Halpern.

3. Who is the only friend to care for Isabel on her deathbed?
(a) Lila.
(b) Henry.
(c) Luke.
(d) Tom.

4. Where does Tom meet Sallie?
(a) At the student union.
(b) At the phone booth bank.
(c) At the library.
(d) In his psychology class.

5. Which character helps "The Amberjack"?
(a) Henry.
(b) Luke.
(c) Lila.
(d) Amos.

6. What is the name of the albino porpoise in Colleton?
(a) Snow.
(b) Ginger.
(c) Snowflake.
(d) Susan.

7. What position does Tom play in the game against North Charleston?
(a) Quarterback.
(b) Cornerback.
(c) Lineman.
(d) Runningback.

8. Why does Susan return inside from the terrace after talking with Tom after dinner in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) To give the maid instructions.
(b) To call her husband,
(c) To replenish their drinks.
(d) To check on Bernard.

9. What event in Tom's life occurs in 1971?
(a) Luke is arrested.
(b) Jennifer is born.
(c) Henry is imprisoned.
(d) Savannah is sent to Bellevue.

10. To teach the boy respect, what does Tom make Bernard do?
(a) Help serve dessert for his mother.
(b) Run one mile the next morning.
(c) Fifty pushups after dinner.
(d) Help with clearing the dishes after dinner.

11. In Chapter Twenty-One, how does Lila try to distract Tom from his intentions to tell the doctor the truth about what happened to the family?
(a) Tom is not the son she wanted him to be.
(b) Tom's children are no longer attending school.
(c) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.
(d) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.

12. Who is awarded all the belongings of the Wingo family?
(a) Henry.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Lila.
(d) Tom.

13. Tom wonders why Susan told him she thought her husband _________________.
(a) Was not a good father to Bernard.
(b) Was possibly homosexual.
(c) Was abused as a child.
(d) Was having an affair.

14. Where do Tom and Susan go after the dinner party?
(a) Susan's terrace.
(b) Tom's hotel room.
(c) Savannah's apartment.
(d) Central Park.

15. Why does the football coach change his mind about integration?
(a) He sees how well the black student can throw.
(b) He sees how diligent the black student is in his classes.
(c) He sees how hard the black student can hit.
(d) He sees how fast the black student can run.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Tom play at South Carolina University?

2. What does Lila ask Tom to do for her before Mrs. Newbury's death?

3. Tom tells Susan that the story of The Southern Way was true except ________________.

4. Who does Luke kill?

5. Where does Luke go after the war?

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