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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Herbert Woodruff speak to Tom at the dinner party?
(a) With warmth and hospitality.
(b) With cruel sarcasm.
(c) With contempt and bitterness.
(d) With disinterest and apathy.

2. What position does Tom play at South Carolina University?
(a) Linebacker.
(b) Defensive safety.
(c) Runningback.
(d) Quarterback.

3. After Tom confronts her in Chapter Twenty, what does Susan then accuse Tom of doing?
(a) Not being honest with Susan about his attraction to her.
(b) Not giving Susan all the details of his wife's affair.
(c) Not telling her everything he could about Savannah.
(d) Not allowing Bernard to be the boy he wants to be.

4. Where has "The Amberjack" gone after making its capture?
(a) New York City.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Florida.
(d) South Carolina.

5. Why does Lila insist that Tom remain silent about the past?
(a) Because the doctor will not understand.
(b) Because Luke will be crushed by the news.
(c) Because Tom's wife should hear the story first.
(d) Because Savannah will write about it.

6. Who stays in Colleton with Luke?
(a) Lila.
(b) Tom.
(c) Mr. Fruit.
(d) Savannah.

7. Who does Grandpa Amos talk to while driving?
(a) Lila.
(b) Tom.
(c) Moses.
(d) God.

8. How does Amos get his license back?
(a) He water skis 40 miles to the Colleton dock.
(b) He does community service.
(c) He helps the sheriff out of trouble.
(d) He pays a fine.

9. The Amberjack has arrived to capture _____________.
(a) Ruby's wildcat.
(b) Amos' flying squirrel.
(c) Henry's tiger.
(d) Snow.

10. What does Lila ask Tom to do for her before Mrs. Newbury's death?
(a) Protect Luke from hurting himself.
(b) Pack her clothes at Melrose Island.
(c) Testify for her at the divorce hearings.
(d) Get rid of Henry's belongings.

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

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

13. What does Tom confront his father about?
(a) Amos' fanaticism.
(b) His gentleness.
(c) His cruelty.
(d) Luke's insanity.

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

15. What is Renata Halpern's book about?
(a) Events he remembers from Savannah's childhood.
(b) Mystical creatures Tom does not recognize.
(c) Poetry that seems to resemble Savannah's.
(d) Events he remembers from Papa John's bedtime stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Renata Halpern's book?

2. Who arrives at Savannah's apartment the morning after the dinner party?

3. What event causes Tom to cry while talking to Lila?

4. Why is Tom furious with Dr. Lowenstein?

5. After discussing the issue or Renata in Chapter Twenty, Tom flashes back to a time when the three children were __________________.

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