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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. Where do Tom and Luke go after the game?
(a) To a dance.
(b) To a rally.
(c) To a corner store.
(d) To a movie.

2. Why does the football coach change his mind about integration?
(a) He sees how fast the black student can run.
(b) He sees how well the black student can throw.
(c) He sees how diligent the black student is in his classes.
(d) He sees how hard the black student can hit.

3. Why is Henry in jail?
(a) He beats Lila.
(b) He fires a gun at a soldier.
(c) He tries to kill Luke.
(d) He tries to make money by smuggling drugs.

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

5. Why does Lila invite Tom to dinner?
(a) She wants to mend her relationship with her children.
(b) She wants Tom to meet her new husband.
(c) She wants to see if Tom has really told the doctor everything.
(d) She wants to discuss Luke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom feel about the day they retrieved the stolen cargo from "The Amberjack"?

2. Which character is NOT embarrassed by Grandpa Amos' show?

3. After Tom confronts her in Chapter Twenty, what does Susan then accuse Tom of doing?

4. What ritual does Grandpa perform every Good Friday?

5. What does Luke blow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening to the relationship between Susan and Tom during Chapter Fifteen?

2. How could you characterize Luke's experiences in Vietnam?

3. Why is Tom jealous of Savannah in Chapter 18?

4. Why does Henry help "The Amberjack"?

5. What is significant about the new black student's ability to beat Tom in a race?

6. What does Tom suspect about Amos' Good Friday walk?

7. What is different, according to Susan, about the way Bernard interacts with Tom and his father?

8. What does Tom realize after reading the first page of Renata's book?

9. What might the appearance of Snow symbolize?

10. Why is it ironic that Oscar Woodhead hoists Benji on his shoulders after Colleton beats North Charleston?

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