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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. What does Lila give Savannah as a graduation present?
(a) A bottle of perfume.
(b) An empty journal.
(c) A gold pen.
(d) A new dress.

2. What does Lila ask Tom to do for her before Mrs. Newbury's death?
(a) Pack her clothes at Melrose Island.
(b) Protect Luke from hurting himself.
(c) Get rid of Henry's belongings.
(d) Testify for her at the divorce hearings.

3. Why doesn't Susan want to call the sheriff after the family is attacked in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) She is unable to speak.
(b) She is too ashamed.
(c) She is unconscious.
(d) She is too injured.

4. After Susan expresses her desire for Tom at the end of Chapter Fifteen, how does the evening end for these two characters?
(a) Tom and Susan sleep together.
(b) Susan warns Tom that their relationship is getting too intimate.
(c) Tom leaves hastily with Susan on the terrace.
(d) Tom breaks down in tears from missing his wife.

5. What does Luke blow up?
(a) The FBI base.
(b) Melrose Island.
(c) The prison.
(d) Four bridges to Melrose Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luke rescue his family from the attack?

2. Who hatches a plan to rescue "The Amberjack's" cargo?

3. In Chapter Nineteen, who helps Tom search through Savannah's apartment?

4. Who does Susan finally admit Renata to be?

5. Who is awarded all the belongings of the Wingo family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What feelings do the townspeople have toward Amos?

2. What admission does Susan make that startles Tom over dinner?

3. Why does Tom agree to help find Luke?

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

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

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

7. How could you characterize Luke's experiences in Vietnam?

8. What is different, according to Susan, about the way Bernard interacts with Tom and his father?

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

10. Why is Tom jealous of Savannah in Chapter 18?

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