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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. What is the tone of the Squire's words to his son?
(a) It is quick and witty.
(b) It is cheerful and boisterous.
(c) It is sad and distressing.
(d) It is careful and rational.

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

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

4. What is a traditional, local village fair with booths of food for sale, games of chance, and contests of physical strength and courage?
(a) The fete.
(b) The celebration.
(c) The veast.
(d) The festival.

5. What friendship does Tom's father encourage?
(a) His friendships with those of other cultures.
(b) His friendships with the servants in the house.
(c) His friendship with the sons of the village laborers.
(d) His friendship with those in his own social class.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Tom stories about the wild misbehavior of the other Rugby boys he had met?

2. Who cares for Tom?

3. What happens shortly after Tom's arrival to a private school?

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

5. In what are his words grounded?

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