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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. Who is timing the boys?
(a) The Squire.
(b) The boys' father.
(c) Tom.
(d) The coachman.

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

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

4. Who does Tom's mother take in, train, and pass on to other jobs?
(a) Young women.
(b) Slave girls.
(c) Horses.
(d) Young men.

5. How would young men busy with intellectual pursuits, politics and social reform be much better off?
(a) Not trusting others.
(b) Marrying an intelligent woman.
(c) If they cultivated friendships.
(d) Working in solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Tom arrive at his destination?

2. What friendship does Tom's father encourage?

3. Through what city does Tom travel?

4. Upon what does Tom reflect?

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

(see the answer key)

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