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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 do the other boys at the school do because they want to gain the favor of the Doctor?

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

3. Who is the captain of the team?

4. What does Tom do when he sits in the same seat he sat in when he first comes to the school?

5. How does East tell Tom to avoid the worst of Williams' blows?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tom think of Arthur's mother?

4. What do the boys watching begin to debate?

5. How well does Tom do in the fight?

6. What rumor becomes reality?

7. What does East confess?

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

9. How does Tom feel about mentoring Arthur?

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

The Squire and Tom have a gruff, yet intimate relationship.

Part 1) What does the Squire do before speaking his final words to Tom?

Part 2) What advice does he give Tom?

Part 3) What is Tom's reaction to his father's advice?

Essay Topic 2

By the time Tom and East leave the school, most of the boys kneel and say prayers at bedtime.

Part 1) How does this ritual begin?

Part 2) Why are the other boys influenced by Tom and East?

Part 3) Why might the narrator believe this is a healthy ritual?

Essay Topic 3

Tom fights with a larger, older boy named Williams.

Part 1) Why does he get into this fight?

Part 2) Describe the fight itself.

Part 3) How does the fight end? What is the outcome of the fight?

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