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

2. What does East get into the habit of doing?
(a) Cheating off Tom and Arthur's school work.
(b) Joining Tom and Arthur in their Bible studies.
(c) Reading his Bible before he goes to sleep.
(d) Spending time with the school bullies.

3. Why does Arthur not play with other boys but spends time studying the Bible and discussing philosophy with his father?
(a) He is in a wheelchair.
(b) He does not like sports.
(c) He does not have any friends.
(d) He is always sickly.

4. What rumor is spreading?
(a) A potentially dangerous fever has started to spread through the school.
(b) A rash.
(c) Influenza.
(d) That Williams and Tom will fight again.

5. For what does the narrator ask the reader to pardon Tom?
(a) Ignoring his studies after leaving Rugby School.
(b) Not getting to the Chapel sooner.
(c) Being filled with more thoughts of the Doctor than God.
(d) Not being more kind to the Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Tom get into a fight?

2. Where has Martin gone?

3. Why does the entire town support Arthur's mother?

4. Who is Arthur's father?

5. How does Tom quickly gain the upper hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rumor becomes reality?

2. What do the boys watching begin to debate?

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

4. What does Williams have against Arthur?

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

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

7. Why is Arthur worried about Tom's safety in the fight?

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

9. How well does Tom do in the fight?

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

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