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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. In Chapter Twenty-One, how does Lila try to distract Tom from his intentions to tell the doctor the truth about what happened to the family?
(a) Lila is ill with a terminal disease.
(b) Tom is not the son she wanted him to be.
(c) Tom's children are no longer attending school.
(d) Sallie is having an indiscreet affair.

2. Which of the following characters attacks Lila Wingo?
(a) Henry Wingo.
(b) Floyd Merlin.
(c) Otis Miller.
(d) Randy Thompson.

3. What does Tom read to better understand Savannah's psychosis?
(a) Savannah's journal.
(b) Case histories.
(c) Medical journals.
(d) Lila's family history.

4. Where does Luke go after the war?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Colleton.
(d) Atlanta.

5. Why is Sallie unable to answer Tom over the phone?
(a) Her affair with the doctor has become too complicated.
(b) Her lover is at the front door.
(c) She no longer feels the same way about Tom.
(d) The children can hear the conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Sheriff take Amos' drivers license?

2. Who does Luke kill?

3. What event in Tom's life occurs in 1971?

4. Tom wonders why Susan told him she thought her husband _________________.

5. What does Lila ask Tom to do for her before Mrs. Newbury's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom recognize as he has dinner with his mother?

2. Why is it ironic that Oscar Woodhead hoists Benji on his shoulders after Colleton beats North Charleston?

3. What does Henry's visit to Tom in this chapter reveal about Henry's character?

4. Why does Susan insist that Savannah wants to become the persona called Renata?

5. What might the appearance of Snow symbolize?

6. Why does Tom continue searching through Savannah's apartment?

7. Why does Henry help "The Amberjack"?

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

9. What are the ramifications of the divorce proceedings?

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

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