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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. What does Tom do after he receives the news of the Doctor's death?
(a) He contacts East, Martin, and Arthur.
(b) He breaks off his holiday and travels hurriedly to Rugby.
(c) He tells his wife the news.
(d) He is in denial and ignores the news.

2. Where is Tom when he receives news of the Doctor's death?
(a) He is on a fishing trip in Scotland.
(b) In America.
(c) In his home town.
(d) On a boat in the South Seas.

3. What gifts have Arthur and his mother left for Tom?
(a) A football and a Bible.
(b) A journal and new school books.
(c) New school clothes.
(d) A new fishing rod and a Bible.

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

5. What promise has Tom broken?
(a) To be friends with all the boys.
(b) To study.
(c) To his mother to say his prayers every night.
(d) To take care of Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom understand about his relationship with Arthur?

2. Why is Arthur in Tom's office weeping as he reads his Bible?

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

4. What do East and other boys think about Tom's relationship with Arthur?

5. What has increased in Tom's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does East confess?

2. What rumor becomes reality?

3. Why does East not get confirmed?

4. How does Tom feel about mentoring Arthur?

5. What does Tom immediately understand about his relationship with Arthur, after speaking with a teacher?

6. In what debate does Tom take part? With whom is the debate?

7. Why is the farmer on the look-out for boys from Rugby?

8. How does East get himself into trouble, regarding the farmer?

9. How does Tom get into a fight?

10. How does Tom try to keep his promise to Arthur?

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