1. Why does his most outspoken student reject Tom Crick's attempt to teach the class history?
(a) He thinks Tom is lying to the class.
(b) He thinks Tom is senile.
(c) He thinks history is imaginary and doesn't matter.
(d) He hates school in general, and Tom is easy to pick on.

2. What does Tom Crick mean by the term "Natural History"?
(a) The study of human nature through stories to see what human beings truly are like.
(b) The history of the world as seen through the lense of science.
(c) History as it would progress if humans didn't attempt to interfere in it constantly.
(d) The history of animals, plants, and other life forms.

3. What does Tom Crick tell his students is the difference between animals and humans?
(a) Humans can plan for the future.
(b) Animals don't kill each other out of jealousy.
(c) Humans have the ability to forgive each other.
(d) Humans tell each other stories.

4. Why does Mary tell Dick that she is pregnant with Freddie Parr's child?
(a) She wants Dick to make Freddie leave her alone.
(b) She tells Dick it isn't his child, sees his anger, and wants to protect Tom.
(c) She wants to end her love lessons with Dick.
(d) She's being silly, but Dick doesn't understand that she is joking.

5. What marks the end of Ernest Atkinson's political career?
(a) He sneezes in parliament during a speech by King George V.
(b) He offends the mayor of Gildsey.
(c) He runs as a candidate for the Liberal Party.
(d) He opposes the unionization of dock workers.