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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. How is the narration different from chapters one through three?
(a) It is in third person in chapter four, rather than first person.
(b) It is in first in chapter four, rather than third person.
(c) It is in first person present tense in chapter four, rather than first person past tense.
(d) It is in second person in chapter four, rather than third person.

2. What does the Squire give his son before he leaves?
(a) A small gift.
(b) A wad of money.
(c) Final words of wisdom.
(d) A ring.

3. Instead of focusing on increasing their level of sophistication and the amount of money they possess,What would young men be able to do?
(a) "Value a man wholly and solely for what was in him."
(b) "Value to price of a pound and put it to good use."
(c) "Tease and torture a man who does not care about wealth and his standing in society."
(d) "Enjoy life and all its advantages."

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

5. How is Benjy's search for a cure for his rheumatism?
(a) He meets only with a half-heartedly offered potion.
(b) It is successful.
(c) He finds absolutely no possible remedy.
(d) He meets with many successful remedies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is timing the boys?

2. Who is Benjy?

3. How is the relationship between Squire Brown and Tom?

4. Why are Tom and East sent up to see the Doctor to take their punishment?

5. What involves two men, each carrying a wooden cudgel or club, climbing into what might be described as a kind of boxing ring, and fighting to see who can make the other's scalp bleed first?

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