1. 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?

2. What do the boys watching begin to debate?

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

4. How well does Tom do in the fight?

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

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

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

8. How does Tom try to keep his promise to Arthur?

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

10. Why is Arthur crying in Tom's study?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Tom associates himself with a group of boys that would rather play and harass the teachers than receive an education.

Part 1) Why does he associate with this group?

Part 2) How does this seem to be a step down from how he is at the beginning of the book and his first days at Rugby School?

Part 3) How does he grow out of this phase?

Essay Topic 3

East and Tom help out Diggs by buying some of his personal belongings at one of Flashman's auctions.

Part 1) Why are Diggs' belongings being sold?

Part 2) Why do East and Tom do this for Diggs?

Part 3) How does this affect Diggs, Tom, and East?

(see the answer keys)

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