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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what does Tom reflect?
(a) On his old school.
(b) How he's never had a more pleasant day.
(c) On his life before leaving for school.
(d) How much he misses his family.

2. What gifts have Arthur and his mother left for Tom?
(a) New school clothes.
(b) A football and a Bible.
(c) A journal and new school books.
(d) A new fishing rod and a Bible.

3. When Tom returns to regular school life after a couple of days of recovery, what does he discover?
(a) Flashman is as mean as ever.
(b) The attitude of Flashman's cronies towards him has improved.
(c) Flashman and his cronies fear him.
(d) East has joined Flashman's gang.

4. Why does Tom get into a fight?
(a) Williams steals something from him.
(b) He taunts Williams.
(c) Williams threatens to beat Arthur.
(d) Williams threatens him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what does the narrator speak at length?

2. Why does Flashman leave the school?

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

4. How does Tom feel about the disappearance of such games and competitions from the culture?

5. Why is Arthur in Tom's office weeping as he reads his Bible?

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