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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Philip have to decide if he does not want to complete his apprenticeship?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. How many services does the vicar prepare for Sundays?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. How does Philip get along with Hayward?
(a) They get along well.
(b) They tolerate each other.
(c) They do not get along at all.
(d) They are never really introduced.

4. Why does Philip not want to travel with a family friend of Louisa's?
(a) He is shy.
(b) He does not want to come home.
(c) He is not done yet.
(d) He does not have enough money.

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

6. Why is Philip woken up at the beginning of the book?
(a) To leave for school.
(b) To return home.
(c) To go see his mother.
(d) To get ready for work.

7. What word does Philip use to describe Cronshaw?
(a) Strange.
(b) Senile.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Fascinating.

8. Who does Philip say is the only person who could have changed his mind about leaving school?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Perkins.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Mary Ann.

9. What does the girl in the boarding house do when her uncle tells her to come home?
(a) She kills herself.
(b) She obeys.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She marries the man.

10. What does Wharton teach Philip?
(a) German.
(b) Science.
(c) Latin.
(d) Math.

11. How often do professional artists review the art students' work?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a month.
(d) Twice a week.

12. What does Philip pray for every night for a week?
(a) That his foot will be healed.
(b) That he will make a friend.
(c) That his mind will be opened.
(d) That his father will be found.

13. How many butchers does Louisa have to choose from?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

14. Why is Philip crying when Louisa finds him in the kitchen?
(a) He is afraid of his uncle.
(b) He cannot memorize a sermon.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He misses his mother.

15. How long has Philip been at the boarding house when a rich Englishman moves in?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Philip move after he quits school?

2. What does Philip want to finish before he returns to Blackstable?

3. What time of day is it when Philip is woken up at the beginning of the book?

4. How does Philip feel about London?

5. Why does William say Philip's prayers do not work?

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