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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wakes Tom at the roadside inn?
(a) A servant.
(b) The coachman.
(c) His father.
(d) East.

2. When are Tom, East, and Diggs all embarrassed?
(a) They miss their classes.
(b) Diggs expresses his gratitude.
(c) Flashman abuses them.
(d) Flashman auctions off their belongings.

3. Who comes out to see what is going on?
(a) The School Nurse.
(b) The Squire.
(c) Arthur.
(d) The Doctor.

4. How does Tom quickly gain the upper hand?
(a) He uses speed and agility.
(b) He ignores East's advice.
(c) He ducks Williams' blows.
(d) He sees the sense of East's suggestions.

5. Why are the boys being timed?
(a) To see you can swim the farthest.
(b) To see who can hold his breath the longest.
(c) To see how quickly they run a mile.
(d) To see how quickly they can do the times tables.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrative voice shift?

2. What does the narrator find to be a necessity and an aspect of human nature?

3. What leads to Tom panicking and starting for the door to fetch the nurse?

4. Where is Tom headed?

5. Why is there a shift?

(see the answer key)

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