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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Philip stop studying?
(a) He gets sick.
(b) He is mocked for being too smart.
(c) He stops liking school.
(d) It gets too hard for him.

2. What is the profession of the man who takes care of the funeral arrangements for Philip's mother?
(a) Clergyman.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Actor.

3. Why is Philip's father not present when Philip's mother dies?
(a) He is in prison.
(b) He is in the hospital.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is traveling.

4. Why does Philip not know how to respond when he gets a good friend in the older group?
(a) His uncle taught him wrong.
(b) He has never been friends with a girl before.
(c) He feels like the friendship is a sham.
(d) He has never had a friend before.

5. What does William think when he sees the pictures his brother had taken of Philip's mother?
(a) They are vanity.
(b) They were costly.
(c) They are worthless.
(d) They are lovely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Louisa not know how to behave around children?

2. Why does the new headmaster say Philip should thank God for his clubfoot?

3. What does William hope Philip will study in school?

4. Why is the young woman living at the boarding house with Philip?

5. Where does Philip feel close to his mother after she dies?

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