View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Tom feel about helping Diggs?
(a) He wishes he did not have to help him.
(b) He regrets helping Diggs.
(c) He feels obligated to help him.
(d) He is proud of himself for having done the right thing.

3. What happens to Benjy when he tries the potion?
(a) He breaks out in hives.
(b) He becomes less and less able to move.
(c) He become violently ill.
(d) He is healed.

4. What does Tom's landowning family rarely, if ever, do?
(a) Sell property to other families.
(b) Leave London.
(c) Leave the county in which Tom is born.
(d) Stay at home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there a shift?

2. This novel tells the story of a rambunctious young student. Where is he located?

3. How is the meal in the common room and roll call?

4. What are the excellent qualities of the Brown family?

5. What does Old Brooke say to Tom?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Flashman's bullying become dangerous?

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

3. Where does Benjy take Tom? What happens as a result?

4. What does Old Brooke say in his speech?

5. How does one know that Rugby School is not near Tom's home?

6. What trouble does Tom get into? How is he punished?

7. What happens later in the trip?

8. How is Tom's life at Rugby School?

9. How are the two church services for Tom?

10. How do Tom and East rebel against Flashman's treatment of them?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,046 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample