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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. Who comes out to see what is going on?

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

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

4. Why does the entire town support Arthur's mother?

5. With whom does Tom get into a fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tom do when it is time to choose which player to send into the game next? What are the results?

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

4. How well does Tom do in the fight?

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

6. What do the boys watching begin to debate?

7. How does this chapter begin?

8. What does Williams have against Arthur?

9. What rumor becomes reality?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diggs encourages Tom and East to stand up for themselves.

Part 1) Why does he encourage this? From whom are the boys defending themselves?

Part 2) How is Diggs mistreated?

Part 3) Does Diggs' stand up for himself? Support your response with details from the story.

Essay Topic 2

East acts as Tom's trainer for the fight with Williams.

Part 1) What is East's advice to Tom?

Part 2) What does Tom do with East's advice?

Part 3) How does Tom's reaction to East's advice reflect his character?

Essay Topic 3

Arthur is kind and Christ-like.

Part 1) How is he Christ-like?

Part 2) What role doe he play in this novel? Use details from the story to support your response.

Part 3) How does he influence Tom?

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