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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. Who is Winthrop Ogletree?
(a) The country sheriff.
(b) The mortician.
(c) The town doctor.
(d) The local witch doctor.

2. How has Savannah responded to Tom's letters, according to Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) They have inspired Savannah to overcome her illness.
(b) They have not been read by Savannah.
(c) They have angered Savannah to thoughts of suicide.
(d) They have upset Savannah to the point of needing sedation.

3. Which of the following events does NOT transpire when Tom visits Savannah's apartment?
(a) He reads a letter from his wallet written by Savannah years ago.
(b) He breaks down and weeps after seeing his sister's artwork on the walls.
(c) He is threatened by a neighbor wielding a pistol.
(d) He lies down on Savannah's bed with a migraine headache.

4. How does the Wingo family react to the last still born, Rose Ann?
(a) Lila forces the children to pray for the baby's soul.
(b) Henry puts the body in the shrimp freezer.
(c) Henry baptizes the baby himself in the kitchen sink.
(d) All answers are correct.

5. What is Dr. Lowenstein's reaction to Tom telling the story about Todd Newbury?
(a) She is amused.
(b) She is frustrated.
(c) She is concerned.
(d) She is disinterested.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Tom and Luke travel to New York City?

2. After producing a letter from Lila, how does Dr. Lowenstein view Tom's mother?

3. Why might Conroy have included the scene with Tolitha's coffin in Chapter Eight?

4. What does Tom really think of Bernard?

5. Tom is determined to discover ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of family does the Prologue portray?

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

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

4. Why does Tom feel Grandma Tolitha returns to Grandpa Wingo?

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

6. How does the Prologue present the father of the Wingo children?

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

8. What does Luke pray for before his father leaves for Korea?

9. How has coaching Bernard helped Tom?

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

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