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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is timing the boys?
(a) The Squire.
(b) Tom.
(c) The boys' father.
(d) The coachman.

2. Why is there a shift?
(a) The author is trying to make the story more exciting.
(b) The author is being creative.
(c) The author intends to give the reader a more immediate sense of Tom's experience.
(d) The author is trying to confuse the reader.

3. What is Tom given?
(a) A cure for a wart on his hand.
(b) A cudgel.
(c) A ride on a stagecoach.
(d) A young foal.

4. Who are two people with whom Tom is friends?
(a) Two elderly farm hands.
(b) Two thieves who hide out in town.
(c) Two young farm hands.
(d) Two wealthy boys from the next property over.

5. What is a traditional, local village fair with booths of food for sale, games of chance, and contests of physical strength and courage?
(a) The fete.
(b) The festival.
(c) The veast.
(d) The celebration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens shortly after Tom's arrival to a private school?

2. Who cares for Tom?

3. How is Benjy's search for a cure for his rheumatism?

4. Who teaches Tom how to wrestle?

5. Upon what does Tom reflect?

(see the answer key)

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