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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom recall that his father did not allow?
(a) He did not permit disrepect.
(b) He did not permit crimes against nature.
(c) He did not permit failure at school.
(d) He did not permit socializing with other races.

2. After producing a letter from Lila, how does Dr. Lowenstein view Tom's mother?
(a) She thinks Lila is no different than her own mother.
(b) She thinks Lila is a terrible caregiver.
(c) She thinks Lila is a calculating manipulator.
(d) She thinks Lila is a concerned parent.

3. Where does Grandpa take the children after his Good Friday performance?
(a) To collect oysters for supper.
(b) To church to pray for their souls.
(c) To catch crabs for supper.
(d) To catch fish for supper.

4. Tom recounts that, while growing up, the Wingo children had no idea ______________.
(a) How religiously fanatical their grandfather was.
(b) How dangerous Callanwolde could actually be.
(c) How unhappy their mother actually was.
(d) How physically abusive their father was to their mother.

5. What news do Tom and his family discover in Chapter One?
(a) Lila has finally remarried.
(b) Tom's brother decided to move back home.
(c) Tom's father recently passed away.
(d) Savannah has tried to commit suicide again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the tone of Dr. Lowenstein when she refers to Tom as "Tom Wingo of South Carolina"?

2. In Chapter Five, what job is given to the Wingo children when they go to live with Papa John?

3. Why doesn't Susan want to call the sheriff after the family is attacked in Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. How does Tom characterize himself in relation to the other Wingo children?

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

(see the answer key)

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