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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 1 | Book 3: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Philip manage to get Tom excited about learning?
(a) He explains the connection between education and business to Tom.
(b) He becomes friends with Tom, who then wants to do the same things as Philip.
(c) He inspires Tom because he is so advanced in his studies.
(d) He tells him stories of heros from classical mythology.

2. Why does Mr. Tulliver advise Maggie and Tom not to become too close to Philip?
(a) Because he is older than they are.
(b) Because he is a hunchback.
(c) Because he is Mr. Wakem's son.
(d) Because he does not inherit any property.

3. How does Tom feel about the argument with Philip?
(a) He does not see why they cannot just make it up.
(b) He feels that he is never friends with Philip again.
(c) He resents Philip for being so far ahead of him in school.
(d) He hates Philip for being the son of Mr. Wakem.

4. Why does Mr. Tulliver want Tom to study drawing?
(a) So that he is well-rounded, understanding art as well as math and language.
(b) So that he entertains himself at times when he is bored.
(c) So that he someday becomes an artist.
(d) So that he becomes a good draftsman of buildings and bridges.

5. What is Philip's main drawback, from Tom's point of view?
(a) He does not care for fishing.
(b) He is the son of Tom's father's enemy, Mr. Wakem.
(c) He already learns most of what Tom is studying.
(d) He is not a pleasant person to spend time with.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Tulliver panic when she cannot find Maggie?

2. Who is in their home in St. Ogg's when Tom and Maggie arrive from Lorton?

3. What does the narrator say it means when a young boy appears sheepish?

4. What surprise does Tom bring back for Maggie from school?

5. How does Maggie de-stress when she is frustrated?

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