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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following images from the Prologue could serve as an analogy for Tom and Savannah's wondrous and nightmarish childhood?
(a) The yelping dogs.
(b) The pregnant cows.
(c) The dying whale.
(d) The injured colt.

2. Where do Tom and Dr. Lowenstein go the night after their initial meeting?
(a) To visit Savannah in the hospital.
(b) To visit Luke in a psychiatric ward.
(c) To visit Lila in the nursing home.
(d) To visit the grave of Tom's deceased grandfather.

3. Why does Henry light a candle at the statue of the Infant of Prague?
(a) For the Swiss family whose house was destroyed for haboring Henry.
(b) For the farm woman who was beaten for feeding Henry.
(c) For the old priest who was hung for helping Henry.
(d) For his family, whom Henry misses very much.

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

5. Where is Melrose Island located?
(a) Among the Florida Keys.
(b) Near a shipping town in North Carolina.
(c) Off the coast of South Carolina.
(d) Outside Long Island Sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do Tom and his wife have?

2. What is the name of Tom's wife?

3. Tom describes his father as a ________.

4. How much time has passed since Tom and Luke went to visit their sister in New York?

5. What does Tom promise to tell Dr. Lowenstein during dinner?

(see the answer key)

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