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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 is awarded all the belongings of the Wingo family?
(a) Lila.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Tom.
(d) Henry.

2. Why does the Sheriff take Amos' drivers license?
(a) He almost kills Mr. Fruit.
(b) He hit the sheriff's car.
(c) He ran a stop sign.
(d) He hit a dog while driving.

3. How does Tom feel about the day they retrieved the stolen cargo from "The Amberjack"?
(a) It was the best day in his life.
(b) It was the worst day in his life.
(c) It was the strangest day in his life.
(d) It was the scariest day in his life.

4. 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 too ashamed.
(c) She is unable to speak.
(d) She is unconscious.

5. Who leads the campaign to welcome a black boy into the school?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Tom.
(d) Luke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Tom play in the game against North Charleston?

2. In Chapter Nineteen, who helps Tom search through Savannah's apartment?

3. Why doesn't Savannah go to New York after graduation as she originally planned?

4. Why is Bernard no longer continuing his football lessons?

5. Who does Henry bring with him to the game?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Tom shy in the locker room at South Carolina University?

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

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

5. Why does Tom agree to help find Luke?

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

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

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

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

10. What plans do the Wingo children have after graduation?

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