4. 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?

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

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

7. What rumor becomes reality?

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

9. What does Williams have against Arthur?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tom is the protagonist.

Part 1) How is Tom's character at the beginning of the story?

Part 2) How does he change after his experiences with Flashman?

Part 3) Why and how does he change by the end of the book?

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

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.

(see the answer keys)

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