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

2. How do "we...come to the knowledge of Him?"
(a) "It is only through daily prayer..."
(b) "It is only through constant devotion and ritual..."
(c) "It is only through sacrifice and love..."
(d) "It is only through our mysterious human relationships..."

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

4. According to East, what do the teachers want from students, regarding learning?
(a) They want them to be engaged in what they are studying.
(b) They want them to memorize information that is unimportant.
(c) They want them to be lifelong learners.
(d) They do not care how students learn, they just want the students to have learned.

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 more effect.
(d) So his own attacks have less effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the schoolboys and the spectators prepare for a post match party, where does Tom go?

2. What gifts have Arthur and his mother left for Tom?

3. What does East get into the habit of doing?

4. Who is Arthur's father?

5. How does Tom fight for the first couple of rounds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does this chapter begin?

3. The narrator asks the reader to pardon Tom for being filled with more thoughts of the Doctor than of God. What is his explanation for Tom's behavior?

4. What does Tom do when he finds out about the Doctor's death?

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

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

7. How does Tom feel about mentoring Arthur?

8. What does East confess?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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