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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. Which of the following does NOT draw Mary and Tom closer together?
(a) They both escape to the ruined windmill together in the afternoons.
(b) They both have odd older brothers.
(c) They both take the same train to school every day.
(d) They both grew up without a mother.

2. Why does Tom Crick decide to study the history of the Fens?
(a) To avoid thinking about the history that is in the making as World War II rages.
(b) Because it is the only history that holds any fascination for him.
(c) Because the only scholarship to university he can get is for Fenland history.
(d) Because the only history books he can find during the Battle for Britain are local ones.

3. To what does Tom Crick compare the soil of the Fens?
(a) Quicksand.
(b) An obese matron.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Phlegm.

4. What is one of the books Tom Crick reads that he finds in the trove of books collected by his great-aunts Louisa and Dora?
(a) Hereward the Wake.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) King Arthur and His Noble Knights.
(d) The Last of the Mohicans.

5. What secret does Tom reveal to his students about Lewis Scott, the headmaster of the school?
(a) The headmaster cheated to receive his university degree.
(b) The headmaster is having an affair with his secretary, Miss Plum.
(c) The headmaster keeps whisky bottles in his filing cabinet.
(d) The headmaster was once arrested for cross-dressing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the soldiers at the 1915 Royal Cambrideshire Militia parade to stumble out of formation?

2. What does Tom Crick mean by the term "Natural History"?

3. What is the question Price asks Tom during their evening spent together that shakes Tom most deeply?

4. Who turns out to be Ernest's other child?

5. What sparks Tom Crick's interest in the mating habits of eels?

(see the answer key)

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