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

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the school Bernard attends?
(a) Monsignor Farrell.
(b) Phillips Exeter.
(c) Cornwallis Prep.
(d) Welton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom recalls a time during his________ year when he killed a bald eagle.

2. Who or what is "Callanwolde"?

3. Tom recounts that, while growing up, the Wingo children had no idea ______________.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tom explain the recording of Savannah's psychotic seizure?

3. How does Lila react to the news of Tom's actions against Todd?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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