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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. When does Tom arrive at his destination?
(a) In the winter.
(b) Suppertime.
(c) During teatime.
(d) After breakfast.

2. Who is Benjy?
(a) Tom's uncle.
(b) One of the two elderly farm hands.
(c) Tom's cousin.
(d) One of the two young farm hands.

3. What does Tom think about this day?
(a) It is an anxious day.
(b) It is the saddest day he has ever had.
(c) It is the greatest day he would ever have.
(d) It is uneventful.

4. Why is there a shift?
(a) The author intends to give the reader a more immediate sense of Tom's experience.
(b) The author is trying to make the story more exciting.
(c) The author is trying to confuse the reader.
(d) The author is being creative.

5. What happens shortly after Tom's arrival to a private school?
(a) The boys are sent home as the result of an outbreak of flu.
(b) He is expelled for fighting.
(c) He becomes friends with East.
(d) He becomes homesick and moves back home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom's reaction to his father's speech?

2. How is Benjy's search for a cure for his rheumatism?

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

4. How is the narration different from chapters one through three?

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

(see the answer key)

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