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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. Henry tries which of the following plots to make money?
(a) He buys the Esso gasoline station in Colleton.
(b) He tries farming.
(c) All of these.
(d) He invests in ethnic greeting cards.

2. Which of the following events does NOT happen during the family picnic?
(a) Henry calls Tom a girl.
(b) Henry spits at his daughter.
(c) Lila is violently shaken by her husband.
(d) Luke vows to pray that his father dies in Korea.

3. What does Tom really think of Bernard?
(a) He thinks he has a lot of athletic ability.
(b) He thinks he is unhappy.
(c) He thinks he is a closet homosexual.
(d) He thinks he is a spoiled brat.

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

5. What does Tom's wife blurt out to elicit an emotional response from Tom as they walk along the beach in Chapter One?
(a) She confesses she is having an affair.
(b) She begs Tom to spend more time with the children.
(c) She chastises Tom for being a horrible provider.
(d) She tells Tom that she never loved him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lila react to the turkey donated by the Colleton League?

2. Which of the following is NOT true about the traumatic memory from the Wingo childhood?

3. How many different types of Wingos are there according to Tom?

4. What does Tom read in the waiting room of Dr. Lowenstein's office?

5. What do we learn is Dr. Lowenstein's first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Tom suggest that football is a good thing for the unhappy Bernard?

3. What kind of family does the Prologue portray?

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

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

6. What is one of the benefits of Tom's extraordinary childhood?

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

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

9. What is curious about Tolitha and Amos having Henry for a son?

10. Why does Tom punch Todd Newbury, and what does this reveal or suggest about Tom?

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