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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom do after he writes his mother a letter?
(a) He kneels to say his prayers.
(b) He goes to sleep.
(c) He goes to the Chapel to pray.
(d) He writes his father a letter.

2. Why does Tom get into a fight?
(a) He taunts Williams.
(b) Williams threatens to beat Arthur.
(c) Williams steals something from him.
(d) Williams threatens him.

3. Who tells Tom stories about the wild misbehavior of the other Rugby boys he had met?
(a) The coachman.
(b) His father.
(c) The boys he meets at school.
(d) The owner of the roadside inn.

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

5. Tom and East return to Rugby, after a holiday, full of what?
(a) Fear and anxiety.
(b) Anxiousness and stress.
(c) Regret and despair.
(d) Excitement and plans for the new term.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are Tom, East, and Diggs all embarrassed?

2. Why are Tom and East sent up to see the Doctor to take their punishment?

3. Even though the Doctor, the head of their house, has strong new ideas that some might think go against the school's traditions, what should the boys do?

4. Why does Arthur not play with other boys but spends time studying the Bible and discussing philosophy with his father?

5. Through what city does Tom travel?

(see the answer key)

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