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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 it mean to gain success, according to Tom?
(a) To have a large amount of wealth.
(b) To be the best in school.
(c) To win a game of cricket.
(d) Approval from the Doctor.

2. How does Tom fight for the first couple of rounds?
(a) He dodges Williams' blows.
(b) He merely rushes into combat, swinging wildly.
(c) He runs around Williams.
(d) He hides in the corner.

3. What happens to Arthur?
(a) He catches influenza.
(b) He saves Tom.
(c) He leaves school.
(d) He catches the fever and is quarantined.

4. Why does Tom get into a fight?
(a) Williams threatens him.
(b) Williams steals something from him.
(c) He taunts Williams.
(d) Williams threatens to beat Arthur.

5. What does Tom debate with one of the teachers?
(a) Whether Tom's studies in Greek are more or less useful in life than his increasing skills at cricket.
(b) Whether or not Tom cheated on a test.
(c) Whether Tom should leave Rugby or become a teacher.
(d) Whether or not Tom should take a cricket scholarship to Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the four boys climb a tree?

2. What does East admit to Tom?

3. Later, on what do Tom, Martin, Arthur, and East set off?

4. What piece of news does the School Nurse give Tom?

5. Where has Martin gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Two years have passed. How are Arthur, Martin, East, and Tom doing?

2. How well does Tom do in the fight?

3. What takes place between Young Brooke and the Doctor, after the boys have quickly dispersed?

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

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

6. What does Arthur do when he begins to fear for Tom's safety?

7. What does Tom think of Arthur's mother?

8. What does Tom do when it is time to choose which player to send into the game next? What are the results?

9. Why does East not get confirmed?

10. How does Arthur's body handle the trek to the kestrel's nest?

(see the answer keys)

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