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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Flashman now treat Tom?
(a) He ignores Tom.
(b) He still beats him.
(c) He no longer bullies him physically, but he taunts him verbally at every opportunity.
(d) He treats him with the utmost respect.

2. What does Tom endure?
(a) The blanket tossing without complaint, even though he feels frightened.
(b) A boring conversation with Flashman.
(c) An early morning role call.
(d) A difficult first day at Rugby.

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

4. What does Old Brooke encourage all the boys to do?
(a) To bully the younger students.
(b) To bribe other students to do their work for them.
(c) Work and play with integrity and courage and to endure bullying the same way.
(d) Annoy the teachers and not study.

5. Who cares for Tom?
(a) His cousin, Sara.
(b) A local girl named Charity.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What friendship does Tom's father encourage?

2. What does East tell Tom?

3. What has happens to East during the game?

4. At one point, what does Flashman's bullying become?

5. Who is staying with Tom at the roadside inn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom's first full year begin?

2. What happens later in the evening?

3. Describe the Squire's final words to his son.

4. What is the narrator's opinion of the English country?

5. What takes place during the football game?

6. How does Flashman and his cronies treat Tom once he is healed from the last incident?

7. How is Tom's morning on the stagecoach?

8. What is Tom's overall feel of the day?

9. How does the narrator believe young men may better themselves?

10. Why does Tom's respect for the Doctor increase?

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