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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. Why does Tom begin writing letters to South Carolina?
(a) He is writing his wife to reignite the lost romance between them.
(b) He is writing schools to find a football coaching position.
(c) He is writing Luke to tell him about Savannah's progress.
(d) He is writing his mother to reconcile their estranged relationship.

2. According to Tom, which character seems to be the most caring person in the children's lives?
(a) Lila.
(b) Tolitha.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Papa John.

3. Whose phone call disrupts the harmony of the opening scene?
(a) Susan's.
(b) Savannah's.
(c) Chandler's.
(d) Lila's.

4. How would you characterize Tom's initial behavior towards Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) He is flirtatious and charismatic.
(b) He is profane and defensive.
(c) He is warm and receptive.
(d) He is candid and revealing.

5. How many different types of Wingos are there according to Tom?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following images from the Prologue could serve as an analogy for Tom and Savannah's wondrous and nightmarish childhood?

2. What transformation occurs in Henry when he is on his shrimping boat?

3. What does Tom do while waiting for Bernard in Central Park?

4. What is the name of Tom's sister?

5. Which family member does Tom admit to being the forbidden member of the Wingo clan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Henry covert to Catholicism?

3. What kind of family does the Prologue portray?

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

5. How does Tom turn the tables on Bernard?

6. How does the death of Rose Ann reveal the nature of the Wingo parents?

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

8. How does the scene in the funeral parlor contrast with the rest of the Wingo childhood?

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

10. How do the Wingo children get revenge on the Newburys?

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