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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tom's story is set against the backdrop of which war?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) Vietnam War.

2. Tom recalls a time during his________ year when he killed a bald eagle.
(a) Tenth.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fifteenth.
(d) Twentieth.

3. How does the Wingo family react to the last still born, Rose Ann?
(a) Henry puts the body in the shrimp freezer.
(b) Henry baptizes the baby himself in the kitchen sink.
(c) Lila forces the children to pray for the baby's soul.
(d) All answers are correct.

4. What does Tom really think of Bernard?
(a) He thinks he is unhappy.
(b) He thinks he is a closet homosexual.
(c) He thinks he is a spoiled brat.
(d) He thinks he has a lot of athletic ability.

5. Where does Lila go to reinvent herself?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Colleton.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Tom begin writing letters to South Carolina?

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

5. What does Tom recount as his reason for punching Todd Newbury?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has coaching Bernard helped Tom?

2. How does the phone call contrast with the idyllic opening of Chapter 1?

3. Why does Tom feel the fallow deer are out of place in the Central Park Zoo?

4. What does the robbery that Luke witnesses in New York show us about the city?

5. What is curious about Tolitha and Amos having Henry for a son?

6. What kind of family does the Prologue portray?

7. Why does Henry covert to Catholicism?

8. How would you describe Lila Wingo?

9. What is the significance of the game Tom plays with his daughters?

10. How does Lila react to Henry's buying a tiger?

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