1. What does Freddie Parr do to Mary as revenge for setting him up to lose the competition because she knew he couldn't swim?
(a) He steals all her clothes and forces her to walk home naked.
(b) He holds her under water until she nearly drowns.
(c) He rolls her in wet mud until she is totally covered by it.
(d) He slips a large eel into her knickers.

2. What did Johannes Schmidt conclude about the difference between the European eel and the American eel?
(a) There is no difference, genetically.
(b) The American eel eats its young, whereas the European eel does not.
(c) The American eel has a shorter lifespan.
(d) The European eel has far more offspring.

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

4. 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 says nothing and watches Mary run off into the night.
(d) He slaps Mary and shouts,

5. What is NOT one of the names the Atkinsons give their special-occasion ales?
(a) The Crimean Victory.
(b) The Empress of India.
(c) The Grand '51.
(d) The Golden Jubilee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tom thinks that people who focus on ideals like the Declaration of the Rights of Man instead of the details of the French Revolution forget what important fact?

2. Who is the patron saint of Gildsey?

3. What does Ernest Atkinson do with the three remaining steam ships he owns?

4. Why does his most outspoken student reject Tom Crick's attempt to teach the class history?

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

(see the answer key)

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