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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what does Tom reflect?
(a) On his old school.
(b) How much he misses his family.
(c) How he's never had a more pleasant day.
(d) On his life before leaving for school.

2. Who wakes Tom at the roadside inn?
(a) East.
(b) The coachman.
(c) His father.
(d) A servant.

3. For what is Tom proud to pay?
(a) His school uniform.
(b) His stay at the inn.
(c) A gift for his mother.
(d) His breakfast.

4. What does Tom endure?
(a) A boring conversation with Flashman.
(b) A difficult first day at Rugby.
(c) The blanket tossing without complaint, even though he feels frightened.
(d) An early morning role call.

5. What does Flashman do when he discovers Tom and East by the fire together?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He tries to give them orders.
(c) He physically abuses them.
(d) He apologizes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What narrative form is initially used in this chapter?

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

3. What happens during an oral examination from the Doctor?

4. How would young men busy with intellectual pursuits, politics and social reform be much better off?

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

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