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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the historical fact that Tom says "history scarcely finds time to mention"?
(a) That King Arthur was not English at all, but rather Welsh.
(b) That Marie Antoinette never said the phrase, "let them eat cake."
(c) That on the eve of the French Revolution Louis XVI mourned his firstborn.
(d) That 55,000 German civilians died in the fire bombing Hamburg by the Allies.

2. Tom dislikes the pike because...
(a) The pike reminds him of Dick.
(b) Pikes were swarming around Freddie Parr's body.
(c) The pike smells awful.
(d) Pikes are killers and scares him.

3. Which part of London does the couple move to once they are married and Tom takes a job as a history teacher?
(a) Greenwich.
(b) Knightsbridge.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Notting Hill.

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

5. What is the lesson about history that Tom Crick draws from the study of eel mating behavior?
(a) What human beings think of as major historical events makes little difference to other life on earth.
(b) The true future of mankind lies West of the Atlantic Ocean.
(c) While humans die, some life forms like the eel seem to live forever.
(d) The eel is much more adapted to life on earth than humans are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the great mystery about the eel that nobody has been able to explain?

2. What is NOT one of the names the Atkinsons give their special-occasion ales?

3. When Tom and Mary take the baby back to the car, Tom is afraid that the silent baby is what?

4. What competition does Mary demand the boys take part in before she takes off her last piece of clothing for the winner?

5. What is the name of the student club that Price is part of?

(see the answer key)

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