2. What does Old Brooke say to Tom?
(a) He will never be on the football team.
(b) He is shocked that Tom is better than everyone else on the team.
(c) He is ashamed of Tom's behavior.
(d) He's sure Tom will be a good player.

3. Why does Tom not pay much attention to the first church service?
(a) He is too busy talking to East.
(b) He is absorbed at looking at al the beautiful architectural details on the church.
(c) The sermon is really boring.
(d) He is too curious about the church and his fellow students.

4. Why is Tom staying at the roadside inn?
(a) He is on his way to visit London.
(b) He is headed home from his first school.
(c) He is traveling to visit relatives.
(d) He waits for a coach.

5. Where are the students headed after roll call?
(a) To a movie.
(b) A meeting.
(c) The football pitch.
(d) Their dormatories.

6. How would young men busy with intellectual pursuits, politics and social reform be much better off?
(a) Working in solitude.
(b) Marrying an intelligent woman.
(c) If they cultivated friendships.
(d) Not trusting others.

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

8. In what are his words grounded?
(a) Envy and jealously
(b) Sadness and fear.
(c) Hope and love.
(d) Genuine affection and concern.

9. What does Diggs, who is studying nearby, tell Tom and East to do to Flashman?
(a) To taunt Flahman.
(b) To call for the Doctor.
(c) To run away.
(d) Tackle him together.

10. What happens shortly after Tom's arrival to a private school?
(a) He is expelled for fighting.
(b) He becomes homesick and moves back home.
(c) He becomes friends with East.
(d) The boys are sent home as the result of an outbreak of flu.

11. What friendship does Tom's father encourage?
(a) His friendship with the sons of the village laborers.
(b) His friendships with the servants in the house.
(c) His friendships with those of other cultures.
(d) His friendship with those in his own social class.

12. What is Tom given?
(a) A ride on a stagecoach.
(b) A cudgel.
(c) A young foal.
(d) A cure for a wart on his hand.

13. What game is East's house going to play?
(a) A game of football.
(b) A game polo.
(c) A game of cricket.
(d) A game of tennis.

14. What is Tom's reaction to his father's speech?
(a) Near-tearful.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Annoyed.

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