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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the campaign to welcome a black boy into the school?

2. How does Amos get his license back?

3. What does Tom confront his father about?

4. What does Tom tell Lila he has decided to tell Dr. Lowenstein?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom suspect about Amos' Good Friday walk?

2. Why does Henry help "The Amberjack"?

3. What plans do the Wingo children have after graduation?

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

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

6. What are the ramifications of the divorce proceedings?

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

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

9. What feelings do the townspeople have toward Amos?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the Epilogue of the novel, Tom is seen to repeat the name "Lowenstein." Similarly, Savannah was heard to repeat words and phrases during her time of extreme mental suffering. Do you think Tom Wingo has found the happiness and fulfillment that he seemed to be lacking in the opening of the novel? Or has he merely sacrificed his own peace and joy for the sake of family?

Write a persuasive essay in which you share your ideas on this subject. Be sure to justify your assertions with specific and relevant evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In the final image of the novel, we see the Wingo family (minus Luke) reunited on a shrimping boat, much as they were in the novel's opening. Do you think the Wingo family has overcome its traumatic past and finally begun to heal?

Write a persuasive essay that develops your point of view on this topic. Be sure to use specific and sound reasoning from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Tom spends much of his narrative delving into the lives and experiences of his parents and even grandparents. In fact, Dr. Lowenstein is occasionally frustrated by Tom's refusal to speak exclusively about her patient, Savannah, but Tom persists that in speaking about these seemingly tangential anecdotes, he is in fact providing insight into Savannah's character. Consequently, each of the Wingo children are an amalgamation of various influences and traits of their parents and grandparents.

Choose ONE of the following Wingo children and examine their character in terms of the influences he or she exemplifies from the Wingo parents and/or grandparents (Henry, Lila, Tolitha, Amos). You may write about one of these character's exclusive influence on one of the Wingo children or you may discuss how several or even all of these characters influenced the lives and actions of one of the Wingo children.

A.) Tom.

B.) Savannah.

C.) Luke.

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