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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although the boys are frightened, what do they do to Flashman?
(a) Flashman is tied up and dangled near the fire.
(b) They taunt him.
(c) Flashman is quickly overwhelmed by the younger, faster, more agile boys.
(d) They report him to the Doctor.

2. What is the tone of the Squire's words to his son?
(a) It is quick and witty.
(b) It is sad and distressing.
(c) It is cheerful and boisterous.
(d) It is careful and rational.

3. Who does the narrator admire?
(a) People who travel all over the world.
(b) Those who take advantage of what they have at home.
(c) The characters of boys.
(d) The British citizens.

4. What involves two men, each carrying a wooden cudgel or club, climbing into what might be described as a kind of boxing ring, and fighting to see who can make the other's scalp bleed first?
(a) Cudgel war.
(b) Back-sword.
(c) Ultimate fighting.
(d) Backgammon.

5. How is Benjy's search for a cure for his rheumatism?
(a) It is successful.
(b) He meets with many successful remedies.
(c) He finds absolutely no possible remedy.
(d) He meets only with a half-heartedly offered potion.

6. How does Tom feel about the disappearance of such games and competitions from the culture?
(a) He is sad and disappointed.
(b) He is glad they no longer exist.
(c) He feels safer now that they have disappeared from the culture.
(d) He has no feelings on the subject.

7. Why does Flashman leave the school?
(a) He is caught getting publicly drunk.
(b) He has beaten up too many students.
(c) He curses at a teacher.
(d) He fails all of his classes.

8. Who is staying with Tom at the roadside inn?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

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

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

11. How does the narrative voice shift?
(a) From first person to third person.
(b) From first person past tense to first person present tense.
(c) From third person to first person.
(d) From first person present tense to first person past tense.

12. What team gains control of the game?
(a) The school from London.
(b) The Paris academy.
(c) East's house.
(d) West's house.

13. Who is timing the boys?
(a) The coachman.
(b) Tom.
(c) The boys' father.
(d) The Squire.

14. Why is East so confident in his knowledge and his worth, even though he has only been at Rugby for six months?
(a) He has been enrolled in public school before.
(b) He is older than most students in his grade.
(c) By simply being at Rugby.
(d) He can see Tom is unsure of himself.

15. What does Tom think about this day?
(a) It is the saddest day he has ever had.
(b) It is an anxious day.
(c) It is uneventful.
(d) It is the greatest day he would ever have.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom not pay much attention to the first church service?

2. Through what city does Tom travel?

3. How is Tom's mother known?

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

5. Where is Tom headed?

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