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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Savannah go to New York after graduation as she originally planned?
(a) Her suicide attempt.
(b) Her lack of finances.
(c) Her fear of the city.
(d) Her allegiance to her family.

2. Why is Tom furious with Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) She moved Savannah to a different hospital.
(b) She has refused to let Bernard practice with him.
(c) She called his wife in South Carolina.
(d) She has not told him about Renata.

3. 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 replenish their drinks.
(c) To call her husband,
(d) To check on Bernard.

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

5. What is Reese Newbury's land to be used for?
(a) A shrimp factory.
(b) A nuclear production site.
(c) A boatyard.
(d) A farm.

6. Tom tells Susan that the story of The Southern Way was true except ________________.
(a) The nightmares did not have a happy ending.
(b) Their mother was not as brutal as the story depicts.
(c) The ghastly dogs never left them alone.
(d) The children had no magic.

7. Why is Sallie unable to answer Tom over the phone?
(a) Her affair with the doctor has become too complicated.
(b) She no longer feels the same way about Tom.
(c) The children can hear the conversation.
(d) Her lover is at the front door.

8. Why has Tom not seen Savannah the last three years?
(a) Tom cannot bear to see Savannah because she resembles her mother.
(b) Tom and Savannah are fighting over their inheritance.
(c) Tom told Savannah years ago he never wanted to see her again.
(d) Tom's presence depresses her.

9. Why is Henry in jail?
(a) He tries to kill Luke.
(b) He beats Lila.
(c) He tries to make money by smuggling drugs.
(d) He fires a gun at a soldier.

10. How does Luke rescue his family from the attack?
(a) He grabs his father's shotgun.
(b) He calls his father for help.
(c) He stabs them with a butcher knife.
(d) He unleashes Caesar the tiger.

11. Which character is NOT embarrassed by Grandpa Amos' show?
(a) Luke.
(b) Tolitha.
(c) Tom.
(d) Savannah.

12. How does Luke advise Tom on winning the fight?
(a) He tells Tom to use his speed.
(b) He tells Tom to kick his opponent in his bad knee.
(c) He tells Tom to fake an injury.
(d) He tells Tom to use a sucker punch to the groin.

13. Why is Bernard no longer continuing his football lessons?
(a) His father is sending him to music camp.
(b) He thinks Tom is a horrible instructor.
(c) He has learned all the lessons football can teach him.
(d) He does not care for football anymore.

14. Which character shows opposition towards the government presence?
(a) Amos.
(b) Reese.
(c) Tom.
(d) Luke.

15. Who is Benji Washington?
(a) A football team lineman at Colleton High School.
(b) A good friend of Tom Wingo.
(c) A black student in Colleton High School.
(d) A transient man who stalks Lila Wingo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom make Bernard wear to dinner?

2. What does Luke name his boat?

3. After Tom confronts her in Chapter Twenty, what does Susan then accuse Tom of doing?

4. What ritual does Grandpa perform every Good Friday?

5. The Amberjack has arrived to capture _____________.

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