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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. At the school where Colin teaches in Part 5, Chapter 25, what does the headmaster consider poetry to be?
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) A joke.
(c) Critical.
(d) Enrichment.

2. In Part 4, Chapter 23, who does join the military?
(a) Michael.
(b) Steven.
(c) Stafford.
(d) Greg.

3. How do Colin's students react to him in the classroom in Part 5, Chapter 28?
(a) They skip class.
(b) They don't pay attention to him.
(c) They openly admit how much they are learning.
(d) They begin to have fun.

4. What happens when Steven takes his entrance exams for school?
(a) He does better than Colin did.
(b) He fails them completely.
(c) He gets into King Edward's.
(d) He does not get into King Edward's.

5. In Part 5, Chapter 28, what is Colin allowed to teach the children at his school?
(a) Reading skills.
(b) Poetry.
(c) History of England.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry try to convince his father to do when he visits him at a nursing home?

2. How does Stephens describe his students?

3. How does Colin meet Sheila?

4. What is unusual about Sheila's parents?

5. In Part 4, Chapter 22, what do Colin and Margaret discuss heatedly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Colin asks Elizabeth what she'll do with her life in Part 5, Chapter 31?

2. What do Elizabeth and Colin argue about in Part 5, Chapter 29?

3. What do Colin and Elizabeth fight about in Part 5, Chapter 30?

4. What happens when Harry talks to Colin about Andrew for the first time?

5. What do Colin and Stephens disagree about at work in Part 5, Chapter 25?

6. What does Margaret comment on after visiting the Savilles' house in Part 4, Chapter 22?

7. How does Michael react to his father's death?

8. When Colin visits Stafford's home in Part 4, Chapter 17, how do Stafford's parents act?

9. How does Colin feel when Steve is signed to a football team?

10. What happens when Colin tells Margaret they shouldn't get married?

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