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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. Henry Crick, Tom's father, is obsessed with one question about Freddie's death that he repeats over and over again. What is it?
(a) Why did Freddie have to die?
(b) Could he have saved Freddie?
(c) Who killed Freddie?
(d) How did Freddie die?

2. What is the landscape the novel is set in?
(a) The docks of East London.
(b) The Lake District in northern England.
(c) The coastline of Cornwall.
(d) The Fens in eastern England.

3. Lewis Scott, the headmaster at the school where Tom Crick teaches, thinks history should be considered part of what other field?
(a) Liberal Arts.
(b) Civics.
(c) General Studies.
(d) Geography.

4. What is Henry Crick's occupation?
(a) History teacher.
(b) Barge captain on the River Ouse.
(c) Brewmaster at the Atkinson Brewery.
(d) Lock keeper at the Atkinson Lock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Freddie Parr's father Jack react to the ruling by the court that Freddie's death was an accident?

2. What tells Tom that he and Mary must finish their argument quickly because the park is about to close?

3. What convinced Tom Crick that he should study and teach history?

4. What gives the Atkinsons the decisive advantage over the other brewers in the Gildsey area?

5. How old is Sarah Atkinson when she dies?

(see the answer key)

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