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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 discover about the Doctor?
(a) He did not die after all.
(b) He is buried at sea.
(c) He has been buried in the Chapel.
(d) He is cremated.

2. Who dies and is buried after a funeral service and sermon conducted by the Doctor?
(a) One of the first students to catch the fever.
(b) The Nurse.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Tom.

3. What does Arthur speak about at length?
(a) His father.
(b) His fear of, and resistance to, death.
(c) His love of Rugby School.
(d) His joy of seeing his friends again.

4. Why does Young Brooke remain?
(a) He has a very good relationship with the Doctor.
(b) He is injured and cannot move.
(c) He is sacrificing himself for the other boys.
(d) He is trying to distract the School Nurse.

5. Who has not gone down to watch the fight?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Most of the boys in the school.
(c) East.
(d) Young Brooke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the fight conducted?

2. Why do the four boys climb a tree?

3. What does Tom do after he receives the news of the Doctor's death?

4. What does East still believe is not a bad thing?

5. What has increased in Tom's life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How well does Tom do in the fight?

6. What rumor becomes reality?

7. How does Tom feel about mentoring Arthur?

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

9. How does Tom get into a fight?

10. How does Tom feel about Arthur wanting to be friends with Martin?

(see the answer keys)

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