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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 sad and distressing.
(b) It is quick and witty.
(c) It is careful and rational.
(d) It is cheerful and boisterous.

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

3. Who is staying with Tom at the roadside inn?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

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 veast.
(b) The celebration.
(c) The festival.
(d) The fete.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrative voice shift?

2. Why is Tom so proud?

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

4. How does Tom watch the combat?

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

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