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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 does Philip get teased about at school?
(a) His slow speech.
(b) His tattered clothes.
(c) His clubfoot.
(d) His red hair.

2. Why is Philip excused from physical activities?
(a) He has a clubfoot.
(b) He has asthma.
(c) He is teased by the other kids.
(d) He has to catch up in reading.

3. What does Philip want to finish before he returns to Blackstable?
(a) His poem.
(b) His painting.
(c) His book.
(d) His studies.

4. Where is Weeks from?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Italy.
(c) Canada.
(d) America.

5. What does Philip hate about his childhood religious beliefs?
(a) The lack of hope.
(b) The broad nature of it.
(c) The strict rules.
(d) The guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does William describe the way his brother spent money?

2. Why does Philip's first friend start their friendship?

3. What kind of profession is Philip going to be an apprentice at?

4. What is the occupation of the family friend Louisa wanted Philip to travel with?

5. How does Philip avoid traveling with the family friend of Louisa's?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Philip get the chance to be intimate with Emily?

2. What is the conflict about the bath schedule, and how is it resolved?

3. What does Philip like to hear Emily talk about?

4. How does Philip end up paying for his move to Paris?

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

6. Why does Philip go to Paris, and how does he feel about it?

7. What causes Singer to be even crueler to Philip?

8. What happens after Philip has been in Germany for three months?

9. Who is the new headmaster of the school, and how is he received?

10. What religious insight does Philip gain from a conversation with Weeks?

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