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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39 | Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tom's parents meet?
(a) His father delivered a crate of eels to the house where Tom's mother lived.
(b) His father was recovering from World War I in a mental asylum where his mother was a nurse.
(c) His father came home as a war hero and his mother was the prettiest girl at the parade.
(d) His father heard her shouting one day because she'd sprained an ankle and rescued her.

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

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

4. The headmaster of the school where Tom Crick teaches history thinks Tom should retire from his job. Why?
(a) Tom Crick has stopped teaching the syllabus.
(b) All of the above.
(c) The headmaster does not like Tom Crick.
(d) History will be eliminated from the curriculum.

5. What is the name of the Cricks' golden retriever?
(a) Rupert.
(b) Andy.
(c) Paddy.
(d) Goldie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom react to finding the child Mary has stolen?

2. What is the motto of the New Brewery in Gildsey?

3. What is NOT one of the grotesque details Tom Crick lists to show that the French Revolution should better be remembered for its guillotines than for the festive spirit of the French on July 14th, when they "prefer fairy tales" about their history.

4. What does Tom Crick tell his students is the difference between animals and humans?

5. Henry Crick, Tom's father, is obsessed with one question about Freddie's death that he repeats over and over again. What is it?

(see the answer key)

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