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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 has happened by the time Tom and Arthur have left the school?

2. How do "we...come to the knowledge of Him?"

3. What does Tom discover about the Doctor?

4. Why does East tell Tom to wear Williams out?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What takes place between Young Brooke and the Doctor, after the boys have quickly dispersed?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How well does Tom do in the fight?

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

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

Tom believes that the stagecoach ride to Rugby School is the greatest day in his life.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) How does this foreshadow his experiences at Rugby School?

Part 3) Would he still consider this the greatest day of his life at the end of the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Doctor is seen as a God-like character.

Part 1) How is it fitting that he be a God-like character in this story?

Part 2) What makes him God-like?

Part 3) How do his actions influence those around him?

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