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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Brooke do at the end of the singing?

2. What team gains control of the game?

3. How does Flashman now treat Tom?

4. Why is Tom staying at the roadside inn?

5. Even though the Doctor, the head of their house, has strong new ideas that some might think go against the school's traditions, what should the boys do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What key themes appear in this chapter?

2. How does Tom take East's warning about Flashman?

3. What does Old Brooke say in his speech?

4. How are the two church services for Tom?

5. What happens later in the trip?

6. How is Tom's life at Rugby School?

7. Where does Benjy take Tom? What happens as a result?

8. What takes place during the football game?

9. How does one know that Rugby School is not near Tom's home?

10. What lesson does Tom learn from a boy at the local private school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By the end of the story, Tom is fully aware of the importance of human relationships, which has been the novel's central theme.

Part 1) How does Tom grow throughout the story?

Part 2) Who aids Tom in his growth? How?

Part 3) Arthur disappears from the narrative completely after Chapter 8, while only East is mentioned. What does this say about adulthood, human relationships, and independence?

Essay Topic 2

One of the two antagonists is Flashman.

Part 1) Who is Flashman?

Part 2) How does he act as an antagonist?

Part 3) What is his purpose in the story?

Essay Topic 3

The motif equating life to fighting and competition appears frequently throughout this novel.

Part 1) What do the sporting matches throughout the story reveal about Tom's preparation for adulthood?

Part 2) Besides sports, how have his fights and struggles at Rubgy School prepared him for the future?

Part 3) Will Tom continue to have fights and struggles in his adult life? If so, what kinds of fights and struggles? How do you believe he will handle them? Use information from the text to support your response.

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