1. What does Tom Crick think the French really celebrate on Bastille Day when they mark the beginning of the French Revolution?
(a) The power of the mob over government.
(b) An event that was not nearly as important at the time as it is now made out to be.
(c) An event that never took place.
(d) The beginning of the Napoleonic Empire.

2. What about the scene at the Lode does NOT remind Tom of the later scene of Freddie Parr's death?
(a) Dick standing on the wooden bridge.
(b) Freddie Parr in the water.
(c) A bottle drifting in the water.
(d) A boat-hook lying on the riverbank.

3. The Atkinsons are an important family in the Gildsey area for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
(a) They represented the Gildsey district in parliament.
(b) They owned a major textile factory.
(c) They helped drain the marshes by buiding locks and canals.
(d) They ran a famous brewery.

4. What does Mary fail to explain to Dick properly, with terrible consequences?
(a) That she is truly in love with Tom.
(b) How children are actually made.
(c) That she is truly in love with Freddie.
(d) That she is truly in love with Dick.

5. Tom confronts Price about his frequent interruptions during class. What question does Price's reluctance about history boil down to?
(a) How can anyone know what really happened?
(b) Is history not just a collection of stories that keeps the powerful in power?
(c) Does knowing history help change anything?
(d) How many more history lessons will he have to sit through?