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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. How does Luke advise Tom on winning the fight?
(a) He tells Tom to fake an injury.
(b) He tells Tom to use his speed.
(c) He tells Tom to use a sucker punch to the groin.
(d) He tells Tom to kick his opponent in his bad knee.

2. Who is the only friend to care for Isabel on her deathbed?
(a) Tom.
(b) Lila.
(c) Luke.
(d) Henry.

3. Who does Susan finally admit Renata to be?
(a) An alter ego who helped Savannah see through one of her psychotic episodes.
(b) A neighbor who helped Savannah write the story of her childhood.
(c) A ghost writer Savannah used to write her childhood story.
(d) A patient of Dr. Lowenstein's who tried to kill Savannah.

4. Which character helps "The Amberjack"?
(a) Amos.
(b) Luke.
(c) Henry.
(d) Lila.

5. Who does Grandpa Amos talk to while driving?
(a) Tom.
(b) God.
(c) Lila.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Lila buy Tom the clothes he asks for?

2. How do the children get around the night watchman on "The Amberjack"?

3. How does Tom feel heading into the fight?

4. Why has Tom not seen Savannah the last three years?

5. The Amberjack has arrived to capture _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tom find the map on Reese Newbury's wall disconcerting?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Tom realize after reading the first page of Renata's book?

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

9. What might the appearance of Snow symbolize?

10. Why does Henry help "The Amberjack"?

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