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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tom buy sausages to share with the other boys in their house?
(a) He loves sausages.
(b) He wants them to like him.
(c) He brags about how much money he has.
(d) He has more money than East.

2. How does the narrative voice shift?
(a) From first person past tense to first person present tense.
(b) From first person to third person.
(c) From third person to first person.
(d) From first person present tense to first person past tense.

3. Why is Tom so proud?
(a) He is wealthier than all the other boys at the school.
(b) He loves his mother.
(c) He enjoys the inn.
(d) He's acting just like a grownup.

4. What is the tone of the Squire's words to his son?
(a) It is quick and witty.
(b) It is sad and distressing.
(c) It is cheerful and boisterous.
(d) It is careful and rational.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what does Tom reflect?

2. What does Old Brooke say to Tom?

3. How would young men busy with intellectual pursuits, politics and social reform be much better off?

4. Through what city does Tom travel?

5. What does Tom's reaction to his father's speech reveal?

(see the answer key)

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