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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose phone call disrupts the harmony of the opening scene?
(a) Susan's.
(b) Chandler's.
(c) Savannah's.
(d) Lila's.

2. How much time has passed since Tom and Luke went to visit their sister in New York?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Three years.

3. What does Tom see as the character flaw in Tolitha?
(a) She relies too much on superstition.
(b) She turns to drinking whenever a situation is tense.
(c) She has a violent side like her son.
(d) She refuses to attend church with her husband.

4. Why does Tolitha ask Luke to take pictures of her in the coffin?
(a) She wants to go out like a dowager queen.
(b) She is playing a joke on her husband.
(c) She wants to see what she looks like in it.
(d) She wants to frighten Ruby Blankenship.

5. What does Ruby Blankenship offer the children?
(a) Saltwater taffy.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Juicy Fruit.
(d) Orange juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the old German priest guilt-ridden?

2. What does Tom say that Grandmother Tolitha did immediately following Papa John's death?

3. Where are Tom and Dr. Lowenstein at the start of Chapter Six?

4. Why does Henry light a candle at the statue of the Infant of Prague?

5. Which of the following events does NOT transpire when Tom visits Savannah's apartment?

(see the answer key)

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