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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tolitha do every Good Friday?
(a) She gets drunk in her room.
(b) She joins her husband in his rituals.
(c) She leaves town to visit family.
(d) She goes to church and prays.

2. What is the initial topic of Tom's heated discussion with Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) The ignorance Tom has of mental health.
(b) The abbreviated history Tom gives of his childhood.
(c) The nature of Savannah's poetry.
(d) The doctor's refusal to give Tom her first name.

3. Why do Tom and Savannah get in a fight near the end of Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Tom refuses to give a nickel to a man begging for change.
(b) Tom steals her journal.
(c) Tom makes fun of Grandpa Wingo praying.
(d) Tom says the word "nigger."

4. What does Tom tell Lila he has decided to tell Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) What happened the day Henry beat Luke.
(b) What happened the afternoon the tiger got loose from Henry.
(c) What happened the summer Savannah first tried to kill herself.
(d) What happened on the island that Savannah described allegorically.

5. Why is Dr. Lowenstein's son alienated from his father?
(a) His father is physically abusive, much like Tom's father.
(b) He disagrees with his father's political views.
(c) His father is rarely home because of work.
(d) He cannot share his love for football with his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is NOT embarrassed by Grandpa Amos' show?

2. What does Lila do after finding Savannah's journal?

3. Where does Grandpa take the children after his Good Friday performance?

4. Why does Lila insist that Tom remain silent about the past?

5. Why does Tom call Sallie?

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