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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 | Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the historical event that Tom Crick keeps returning to over and over again as he explains that history seems to move in a circle?
(a) The Norman Invasion of 1066.
(b) The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
(c) The Sarajevo Assassination of 1914.
(d) The French Revolution of 1789.

2. The effects of Ernest's special ale caused all of the following EXCEPT:
(a) The near-collision of two pleasure boats whose steersmen had drunk too much.
(b) The premature setting off of the evening's fireworks.
(c) The mass desertion of the army troops stationed in the town to the taverns.
(d) Wild improvisations by the marching band.

3. How does Tom react to Mary's statement that "everything has changed" with Freddie's death.
(a) He laughs uncontrollably.
(b) He tears up lumps of grass and angrily throws them around.
(c) He slaps Mary and shouts,
(d) He says nothing and watches Mary run off into the night.

4. What is Ernest Atkinson's reaction to the fire?
(a) He sings loudly with the other revelers as the brewery collapses.
(b) He frantically alerts the fire brigade, but they are too drunk to help.
(c) He weeps openly on front of the entire town.
(d) He shows no reaction and drives off to his country estate.

5. What is the motto of the New Brewery in Gildsey?
(a) Ex Aqua Fermentum.
(b) Quid Pro Quo.
(c) Sine Qua Non.
(d) E Pluribus Unum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does NOT draw Mary and Tom closer together?

3. Tom confronts Price about his frequent interruptions during class. What question does Price's reluctance about history boil down to?

4. Tom Crick's wife, Mary, has been sent to a mental institution. Why?

5. Which one of the following is NOT one of the ghosts that is said to haunt the marches along the River Leem?

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