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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. Whose photo does Tom find in Savannah's apartment?
(a) Amos and Tolitha Wingo.
(b) Renata Halpern.
(c) Lila Wingo.
(d) Tom and Savannah.

2. What is Renata Halpern's book about?
(a) Mystical creatures Tom does not recognize.
(b) Events he remembers from Savannah's childhood.
(c) Poetry that seems to resemble Savannah's.
(d) Events he remembers from Papa John's bedtime stories.

3. How does Herbert Woodruff speak to Tom at the dinner party?
(a) With contempt and bitterness.
(b) With disinterest and apathy.
(c) With warmth and hospitality.
(d) With cruel sarcasm.

4. How does Susan finally lash out at her husband?
(a) She kisses Tom in plain sight.
(b) She throws a glass of wine in Herbert's face.
(c) She slaps Herbert's lover, Monique.
(d) She exposes her husband's affair.

5. Which character is NOT embarrassed by Grandpa Amos' show?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Tom.
(c) Luke.
(d) Tolitha.

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing the issue or Renata in Chapter Twenty, Tom flashes back to a time when the three children were __________________.

2. Who arrives at Savannah's apartment the morning after the dinner party?

3. Where is Luke found?

4. What is the name of the albino porpoise in Colleton?

5. What position does Tom play in the game against North Charleston?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening to the relationship between Susan and Tom during Chapter Fifteen?

2. What does Tom admit is even worse than the story of his family's attack?

3. How does the town react to "The Amberjack's" presence?

4. Why does Tom agree to help find Luke?

5. What is significant about the new black student's ability to beat Tom in a race?

6. What is the symbolism of Luke's solitary war with the government?

7. Why does Tom decide to tell Dr. Lowenstein about the fateful day on the island?

8. Why is Tom shy in the locker room at South Carolina University?

9. What are the ramifications of the divorce proceedings?

10. What feelings do the townspeople have toward Amos?

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