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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While fighting in the Vietnam War, how does Luke survive a near-fatal ambush as he looks for a downed pilot?
(a) He shoots his way past enemy lines.
(b) He hides in an old army bunker.
(c) He is rescued by the lieutenant.
(d) He swims three miles to his ship.

2. 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.

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

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

5. Where do Tom and Luke go after the game?
(a) To a corner store.
(b) To a movie.
(c) To a rally.
(d) To a dance.

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

7. Which of the following characters attacks Lila Wingo?
(a) Randy Thompson.
(b) Henry Wingo.
(c) Floyd Merlin.
(d) Otis Miller.

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

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

10. What does Henry conclude about his family during their graduation party in Chapter Two?
(a) They are lazy.
(b) They are too sensitive.
(c) They are too cruel.
(d) They are too much like their mother.

11. 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.

12. What does Luke name his boat?
(a) Miss Savannah.
(b) Miss Melrose.
(c) Miss Ruby.
(d) Miss Lila.

13. 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,

14. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what does Luke say he plans to do with his life after graduation?
(a) Leave Melrose Island and head to California.
(b) Move to New York City and open his own business.
(c) Go to college on a football scholarship.
(d) Be a shrimper like his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Lila buy Tom the clothes he asks for?

2. 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?

3. What position does Tom play in the game against North Charleston?

4. Who hatches a plan to rescue "The Amberjack's" cargo?

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

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