View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tom buy sausages to share with the other boys in their house?
(a) He wants them to like him.
(b) He has more money than East.
(c) He brags about how much money he has.
(d) He loves sausages.

2. What does Old Brooke do at the end of the singing?
(a) He stands up and leaves.
(b) He argues with East.
(c) He reprimands the younger boys.
(d) He stands up and gives a speech.

3. Why are Tom and East sent up to see the Doctor to take their punishment?
(a) They arrive late to school after a cross-country chase.
(b) They refuse to turn in their homework.
(c) They are laughing during his sermon.
(d) They arrive late to their first class in the morning.

4. Why does Tom rush into the game and attempt to defend the goal?
(a) He is bored and wants some excitement.
(b) The excitement becomes too much for him.
(c) He is a better goalie than the goalie on the team.
(d) He does not believe East's house is doing very well.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Tom's father, the Squire, liberal?

2. Who does the narrator admire?

3. What game is East's house going to play?

4. Where are the students headed after roll call?

5. When does Tom arrive at his destination?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 334 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample