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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. Who does Henry bring with him to the game?
(a) Tolitha.
(b) Amos.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Caesar.

2. Who takes a stand for Benji before the football game against North Charleston?
(a) Luke.
(b) Tom.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Savannah.

3. What does Tom tell Lila he has decided to tell Dr. Lowenstein?
(a) What happened the summer Savannah first tried to kill herself.
(b) What happened on the island that Savannah described allegorically.
(c) What happened the day Henry beat Luke.
(d) What happened the afternoon the tiger got loose from Henry.

4. While fighting in the Vietnam War, how does Luke survive a near-fatal ambush as he looks for a downed pilot?
(a) He shoots his way past enemy lines.
(b) He hides in an old army bunker.
(c) He swims three miles to his ship.
(d) He is rescued by the lieutenant.

5. The Amberjack has arrived to capture _____________.
(a) Amos' flying squirrel.
(b) Ruby's wildcat.
(c) Henry's tiger.
(d) Snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Luke go after the war?

2. Why does Tom call Sallie?

3. Why won't Lila buy Tom the clothes he asks for?

4. What does Lila ask Tom to do for her before Mrs. Newbury's death?

5. Who does Grandpa Amos talk to while driving?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tom find the map on Reese Newbury's wall disconcerting?

2. What does Henry's visit to Tom in this chapter reveal about Henry's character?

3. Why is Lila bitter about Tom's decision?

4. Why does Susan insist that Savannah wants to become the persona called Renata?

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

6. What is the symbolism of Luke's solitary war with the government?

7. Why does Tom continue searching through Savannah's apartment?

8. What admission does Susan make that startles Tom over dinner?

9. What does Tom recognize as he has dinner with his mother?

10. Why does Tom decide to tell Dr. Lowenstein about the fateful day on the island?

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