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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lila give Savannah as a graduation present?
(a) A bottle of perfume.
(b) A gold pen.
(c) An empty journal.
(d) A new dress.

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

3. Why does Tom call Sallie?
(a) To warn her that Lila may be calling.
(b) All of these.
(c) To tell her that he still loves her.
(d) To tell her that he wants her to be his wife.

4. What does Tom read to better understand Savannah's psychosis?
(a) Medical journals.
(b) Case histories.
(c) Lila's family history.
(d) Savannah's journal.

5. Where is Luke found?
(a) The rubble from the bridge.
(b) Melrose Island.
(c) The railroad station.
(d) Marsh Hen Island.

6. 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 allegiance to her family.
(d) Her fear of the city.

7. After learning the truth about Renata in Chapter Twenty, Tom challenges Susan for ______________.
(a) Lying to his mother about Savannah's mental state.
(b) Helping Savannah become someone else.
(c) Deceiving him about Savannah's condition.
(d) Supporting the publication of "The Southern Way."

8. Why doesn't Susan want to call the sheriff after the family is attacked in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) She is unable to speak.
(b) She is too injured.
(c) She is too ashamed.
(d) She is unconscious.

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

10. Who does Luke kill?
(a) Two green berets.
(b) Four FBI agents.
(c) Tom.
(d) Four railroad employees.

11. Tom is ashamed that he will be the only boy at the dance dressed in __________.
(a) Jackets.
(b) Dress pants.
(c) Khakis.
(d) Jeans.

12. 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) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.
(d) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.

13. Who does Henry bring with him to the game?
(a) Amos.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Tolitha.
(d) Caesar.

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

15. What does Tolitha do every Good Friday?
(a) She gets drunk in her room.
(b) She leaves town to visit family.
(c) She joins her husband in his rituals.
(d) She goes to church and prays.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom feel heading into the fight?

2. The Amberjack has arrived to capture _____________.

3. What is Renata Halpern's book about?

4. Where does Tom meet Sallie?

5. Why do Tom and Savannah get in a fight near the end of Chapter Fourteen?

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