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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Tom and Luke awakened in the middle of the night while visiting Savannah in New York in Chapter Two?
(a) Luke is crying out from a terrible nightmare.
(b) Lila phones them with urgent news about a family emergency.
(c) Tom's wife has called with a tearful confession.
(d) Savannah is in the throes of a psychotic spell.

2. Which of the following types of imagery dominates the Prologue?
(a) Fish, flora, and sunsets.
(b) City streets and tall buildings.
(c) Flowers, landscapes, and horizons.
(d) Farms and countrysides.

3. Tom describes his father as a ________.
(a) Kind giver.
(b) Strict disciplinarian.
(c) Frustrated artist.
(d) Beautiful dreamer.

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

5. How does Luke feel about New York City?
(a) He feels that this sophisticated metropolis is the perfect place for his sister.
(b) He feels that this evil city is no place for his little sister.
(c) He disagrees with Tom that urban life is more interesting than Southern gallantry.
(d) He is fascinated by the feminists he encounters in New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Sarah Jenkins?

4. Which of the following does Tom NOT call attention to during his formative years?

5. Which family member does Tom admit to being the forbidden member of the Wingo clan?

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