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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom say that Grandmother Tolitha did immediately following Papa John's death?
(a) She became a religious fanatic.
(b) She moved into a nursing home.
(c) She traveled the world until her money ran out.
(d) She went back to Grandpa Wingo.

2. Why does Tom begin writing letters to South Carolina?
(a) He is writing schools to find a football coaching position.
(b) He is writing Luke to tell him about Savannah's progress.
(c) He is writing his wife to reignite the lost romance between them.
(d) He is writing his mother to reconcile their estranged relationship.

3. What does Tom read in the waiting room of Dr. Lowenstein's office?
(a) A book of paintings reminiscent of his own childhood.
(b) A book of Savannah's poetry.
(c) A magazine about childhood emotional disorders.
(d) A diploma of Dr. Lowenstein's hanging on the wall.

4. What does Lila teach her children to do?
(a) She taught them to respect nature in all its beauty.
(b) She taught them to judge people based on appearances.
(c) She taught them to hide their wounds with lies.
(d) She taught them to always follow their dreams.

5. How does Tom feel about the day they retrieved the stolen cargo from "The Amberjack"?
(a) It was the scariest day in his life.
(b) It was the worst day in his life.
(c) It was the strangest day in his life.
(d) It was the best day in his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different types of Wingos are there according to Tom?

2. How has Savannah responded to Tom's letters, according to Dr. Lowenstein?

3. What does Tom recount as his reason for punching Todd Newbury?

4. Who does Dr. Lowenstein inform Tom that she has spoken with on the phone?

5. What is it about Henry Wingo that is difficult for Tom to reconcile?

(see the answer key)

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