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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words does Philip use to describe his apprenticeship work?
(a) Fascinating and simple.
(b) Long and laborious.
(c) Difficult and tedious.
(d) Complicated and interesting.

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

3. What causes Philip to leave school for half a term?
(a) He gets Scarlet Fever.
(b) His Aunt falls ill with Typhoid.
(c) He needs therapy for his foot.
(d) His uncle runs low on money.

4. What is Philip's hobby?
(a) Singing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Carving.

5. Where does Philip feel close to his mother after she dies?
(a) At the park.
(b) At the church.
(c) In her bed.
(d) In the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Philip not throw away his letters from Emily?

3. What does Wharton teach Philip?

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

5. How does Philip feel about London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would have been the only thing that would have changed Philip's mind about quitting school?

2. What causes a huge argument between Philip and his uncle?

3. How does Louisa choose where to shop when she is in town?

4. What does Phillip's mother die of?

5. How does Philip describe Weeks?

6. Why do Louisa and William send Philip to King's School?

7. How does Philip feel when he receives a letter from Emily?

8. What is the routine for Sundays at the vicarage?

9. What question does Philip ask Cronshaw, and what is Cronshaw's response?

10. How does Philip feel after he finally gets the chance to be intimate with Emily?

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