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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Renata Halpern's book about?
(a) Mystical creatures Tom does not recognize.
(b) Events he remembers from Papa John's bedtime stories.
(c) Poetry that seems to resemble Savannah's.
(d) Events he remembers from Savannah's childhood.

2. What does Luke blow up?
(a) Four bridges to Melrose Island.
(b) The FBI base.
(c) The prison.
(d) Melrose Island.

3. What does Lila ask Tom to do for her before Mrs. Newbury's death?
(a) Protect Luke from hurting himself.
(b) Get rid of Henry's belongings.
(c) Testify for her at the divorce hearings.
(d) Pack her clothes at Melrose Island.

4. Whose photo does Tom find in Savannah's apartment?
(a) Lila Wingo.
(b) Renata Halpern.
(c) Tom and Savannah.
(d) Amos and Tolitha Wingo.

5. What position does Tom play in the game against North Charleston?
(a) Cornerback.
(b) Quarterback.
(c) Runningback.
(d) Lineman.

6. Why is Bernard no longer continuing his football lessons?
(a) His father is sending him to music camp.
(b) He has learned all the lessons football can teach him.
(c) He thinks Tom is a horrible instructor.
(d) He does not care for football anymore.

7. Why doesn't Susan want to call the sheriff after the family is attacked in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) She is too injured.
(b) She is unconscious.
(c) She is unable to speak.
(d) She is too ashamed.

8. Why won't Lila buy Tom the clothes he asks for?
(a) Because she wants to teach him to treasure what he cannot have.
(b) Because the Wingo family cannot afford it.
(c) Because Henry refuses to dress his boys that way.
(d) Because she does not love Tom as much as Savannah.

9. What does Tom confront his father about?
(a) His gentleness.
(b) His cruelty.
(c) Amos' fanaticism.
(d) Luke's insanity.

10. How does Susan finally lash out at her husband?
(a) She exposes her husband's affair.
(b) She slaps Herbert's lover, Monique.
(c) She kisses Tom in plain sight.
(d) She throws a glass of wine in Herbert's face.

11. Which character helps "The Amberjack"?
(a) Lila.
(b) Luke.
(c) Henry.
(d) Amos.

12. Tom tells Susan that the story of The Southern Way was true except ________________.
(a) The nightmares did not have a happy ending.
(b) The children had no magic.
(c) The ghastly dogs never left them alone.
(d) Their mother was not as brutal as the story depicts.

13. How does Herbert Woodruff speak to Tom at the dinner party?
(a) With disinterest and apathy.
(b) With contempt and bitterness.
(c) With warmth and hospitality.
(d) With cruel sarcasm.

14. What is the name of the poem Savannah reads at Luke's funeral?
(a) The Prince of Tides.
(b) The Southern Way.
(c) The Aging Glory.
(d) The Island of Wonder.

15. How does Tom feel after reading Renata's book?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is curious.
(d) He is sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom read to better understand Savannah's psychosis?

2. Who arrives at Savannah's apartment the morning after the dinner party?

3. Tom is ashamed that he will be the only boy at the dance dressed in __________.

4. Where has "The Amberjack" gone after making its capture?

5. Which character shows opposition towards the government presence?

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