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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game is East's house going to play?
(a) A game of tennis.
(b) A game polo.
(c) A game of cricket.
(d) A game of football.

2. For what is Tom proud to pay?
(a) His stay at the inn.
(b) His breakfast.
(c) His school uniform.
(d) A gift for his mother.

3. What happens during an oral examination from the Doctor?
(a) Tom is punished for answering all the questions incorrectly.
(b) A boy is punished for stealing from the Doctor.
(c) Tom answers all the questions correctly.
(d) He physically disciplines a boy who had been just as careless in learning his lessons as Tom.

4. Who is Arthur's father?
(a) A tough businessman.
(b) A respected and kind schoolmaster.
(c) An abusive alcoholic.
(d) A respected, gentle, and wise minister.

5. What does the narrator find to be a necessity and an aspect of human nature?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Dishonesty.
(c) Fear.
(d) Jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would young men busy with intellectual pursuits, politics and social reform be much better off?

2. According to the narrator, how must a young man fight?

3. Why does East tell Tom to wear Williams out?

4. How do Tom and East help Diggs?

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

(see the answer key)

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