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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whom does Tom want to catch a glimpse?
(a) Arthur's beautiful mother.
(b) The girls at the convent school.
(c) East's sister.
(d) The farmer's daughter.

2. Who has not gone down to watch the fight?
(a) Young Brooke.
(b) East.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Most of the boys in the school.

3. Why does Arthur tell the School Nurse about the fight?
(a) Tom is injured.
(b) He becomes fearful for Williams' safety.
(c) Tom is hurting Williams.
(d) He becomes fearful for Tom's safety.

4. What does Tom do when he sits in the same seat he sat in when he first comes to the school?
(a) He talks to the Doctor.
(b) He sings a hymn.
(c) He is quickly overcome by both memories and a grieving gratitude for the Doctor's life.
(d) He says a prayer for the Doctor.

5. Who dies and is buried after a funeral service and sermon conducted by the Doctor?
(a) Arthur.
(b) One of the first students to catch the fever.
(c) Tom.
(d) The Nurse.

6. Who is the captain of the team?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Tom.
(c) Young Brooke.
(d) Martin.

7. Why do the boys, including Tom and Williams, quickly disperse?
(a) So as not to get caught by the Doctor.
(b) The fight has ended.
(c) The School Nurse has arrived.
(d) The police have been called.

8. What is essentially East's character?
(a) He is lazy and uneducated.
(b) The idea that education is not important.
(c) The idea that he cannot stand hypocrisy.
(d) He is enthusiastic and lovable.

9. From the perspective of the narrator, what is one long fight or series of fights?
(a) Parenthood.
(b) Friendships.
(c) School.
(d) Life.

10. What does the narrator suggest all boys reading the book should learn?
(a) To be convincing.
(b) To wrestle.
(c) To break up fights.
(d) To box.

11. Where has Martin gone?
(a) He is on an expedition to the South Seas.
(b) Back home.
(c) To a school in London.
(d) On a trip to Australia.

12. What has increased in Tom's life?
(a) The amount of school work.
(b) The time he spends with East.
(c) The amount of time he spends with Arthur.
(d) The time he spends with Diggs.

13. How does East tell Tom to avoid the worst of Williams' blows?
(a) To hit him first.
(b) Use speed and agility.
(c) To use power and might.
(d) To run away.

14. What does Tom's final cricket match represent?
(a) Both love and hate.
(b) Kindness and compassion.
(c) Sadness and happiness.
(d) Both an ending and a beginning.

15. Why do the four boys climb a tree?
(a) To catch a kestrel.
(b) To get escape the farmer.
(c) To get a better vantage point.
(d) To collect the eggs from the kestrel's nest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Young Brooke remain?

2. How do the two fighters treat one another, once Young Brooke steps in?

3. What does East do for Tom during the fight?

4. What does Tom do after he writes his mother a letter?

5. What move gets questioned by the boys watching?

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