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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry initially present himself to Lila?
(a) As a rich and influential banker.
(b) As a decorated war veteran.
(c) As a poor but loving admirer.
(d) As a large landowner.

2. Tom recalls a time during his________ year when he killed a bald eagle.
(a) Fifth.
(b) Fifteenth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Twentieth.

3. Where is Melrose Island located?
(a) Outside Long Island Sound.
(b) Near a shipping town in North Carolina.
(c) Off the coast of South Carolina.
(d) Among the Florida Keys.

4. Why does Isabel Newbury leave Tom and his mother standing on the porch?
(a) Isabel refuses to answer the door.
(b) Todd doesn't want to speak to Tom.
(c) Standing on the porch is part of Tom's punishment.
(d) Todd's father will erupt if he sees Tom.

5. What is the name of Tom's sister?
(a) Lila.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Rose.
(d) Susan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Two flashes back to the 1970s when Tom is a _____________.

2. What does Lila do after finding Savannah's journal?

3. How does Luke respond to the tiger's presence?

4. How does the principal feel about Tom beating up Todd?

5. How would you describe the tone of Dr. Lowenstein when she refers to Tom as "Tom Wingo of South Carolina"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Lila want the children to tell their father about the man called "Callanwolde"?

2. How does Dr. Lowenstein perceive Lila in Chapter Six?

3. What does the story of Lila's quest to win the Colleton League cookbook contest reveal about her character?

4. What does the robbery that Luke witnesses in New York show us about the city?

5. What kind of family does the Prologue portray?

6. How does Lila feel about Henry's profession as a shrimper?

7. Why does Tom admit to hating both men and women equally?

8. Why does Henry covert to Catholicism?

9. How does the fury of the storm echo the plight of Lila Wingo?

10. How does Lila react to Henry's buying a tiger?

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