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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. For what is Tom proud to pay?
(a) His breakfast.
(b) A gift for his mother.
(c) His school uniform.
(d) His stay at the inn.

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

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

5. What does Tom's landowning family rarely, if ever, do?
(a) Stay at home.
(b) Leave the county in which Tom is born.
(c) Sell property to other families.
(d) Leave London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is staying with Tom at the roadside inn?

2. What is a traditional, local village fair with booths of food for sale, games of chance, and contests of physical strength and courage?

3. What is Tom given?

4. Who is Benjy?

5. What are the excellent qualities of the Brown family?

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