1. What else does Tom and the teacher debate?
(a) Whether Rugby or the London team will win.
(b) Who should be the prime minister.
(c) Which pub has the best beer.
(d) Whether the changes in the running of the school made by the Doctor are positive or negative.

2. According to the narrator, how must a young man fight?
(a) With integrity and moral courage.
(b) Carefully and cautiously.
(c) With his voice, not his fists.
(d) Out spite and hatred.

3. Through what city does Tom travel?
(a) Paris.
(b) Aberdeen.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London.

4. What does East admit to Tom?
(a) He had never been to church before attending Rugby.
(b) He has never been confirmed.
(c) He is not a Christian.
(d) He has never been baptized.

5. For what does the narrator ask the reader to pardon Tom?
(a) Being filled with more thoughts of the Doctor than God.
(b) Not getting to the Chapel sooner.
(c) Ignoring his studies after leaving Rugby School.
(d) Not being more kind to the Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom starts his first full year in the company of East and several other young students who seem more interested in what than in concentrating on their lessons?

2. Who does Tom's mother take in, train, and pass on to other jobs?

3. When does Tom decide he is acting foolish?

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

5. What happens when the teacher realizes he has forgotten his keys?

(see the answer key)

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