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

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

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

6. After discussing the issue or Renata in Chapter Twenty, Tom flashes back to a time when the three children were __________________.
(a) Running in a the forest called "Callanwolde".
(b) Hiding from their father in one of his drunken rages.
(c) Letting themselves sink to the bottom of a river.
(d) Listening to Papa John tell one of his stories,

7. Which character challenges Tom to a fight after school?
(a) Oscar Woodhead.
(b) Benji Washington.
(c) Peter Blankenship.
(d) Todd Newbury.

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

9. Who takes a stand for Benji before the football game against North Charleston?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Luke.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Tom.

10. 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.

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

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) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.
(c) Tom's children are no longer attending school.
(d) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.

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

14. Who does Susan finally admit Renata to be?
(a) An alter ego who helped Savannah see through one of her psychotic episodes.
(b) A ghost writer Savannah used to write her childhood story.
(c) A neighbor who helped Savannah write the story of her childhood.
(d) A patient of Dr. Lowenstein's who tried to kill Savannah.

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