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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hunted in Greenwich Park, where Tom and Mary sit in the evenings with their dog?
(a) King Henry VIII.
(b) Queen Anne.
(c) The Duke of Wellington.
(d) Sir Walter Raleigh.

2. What World War I battle was Tom's father injured in and saw his brother killed in earlier in the day?
(a) Somme.
(b) Verdun.
(c) Ypres.
(d) Marne.

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

4. What tells Tom that he and Mary must finish their argument quickly because the park is about to close?
(a) The gruff voice of the park warden asking others to leave.
(b) The park-keeper's bell.
(c) The sunset glistening on the duck pond.
(d) The steady stream of dog owners towards the park gates.

5. Which one of the following is NOT one of the ghosts that is said to haunt the marches along the River Leem?
(a) The Monk of Sudchurch.
(b) The Grim Hound of Gargoyle Hall.
(c) The Headless Ferryman of Staithe.
(d) The Singing Swans of Wash Fen Mere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom Crick mentions a similarity his father found between his home and the battlefields of World War I. What is that similarity?

2. What is the River Tom Crick describes at great length to explain how the landscape of the novel's setting is formed?

3. The effects of Ernest's special ale caused all of the following EXCEPT:

4. Where do the Cricks find the body of Freddie Parr?

5. What about Mary strikes Tom when he returns from Germany at the end of World War II to marry her?

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