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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. As the schoolboys and the spectators prepare for a post match party, where does Tom go?
(a) To a local pub with the cricket team.
(b) He meets East at a private party.
(c) Back to a teacher's home for tea.
(d) He goes home to pray.

2. What surprises and startles Tom?
(a) Arthur's fever.
(b) The Doctor's orders.
(c) Arthur's appearance.
(d) East's cough.

3. What else does the School Nurse tell Tom?
(a) He will be mentored by a boy named Arthur.
(b) He may no longer be friends with East.
(c) He needs to speak with the Doctor.
(d) He will be mentoring a timid little boy named Arthur.

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

5. Why does East tell Tom to wear Williams out?
(a) So Williams will end the fight.
(b) So Williams will give in.
(c) So his own attacks have less effect.
(d) So his own attacks have more effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Arthur experience a spiritual vision?

2. Who dies and is buried after a funeral service and sermon conducted by the Doctor?

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

4. Why do the boys, including Tom and Williams, quickly disperse?

5. Of whom does Tom want to catch a glimpse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom react when we realizes he has broken the promise he had made to his mother?

2. What does Tom's reaction during a debate over the Old Testament with East and Arthur show about his idea of compromise?

3. How does Tom feel about mentoring Arthur?

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

5. What does Williams have against Arthur?

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

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

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

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

10. Is the fight a typical school brawl? Explain.

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