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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mary tell Dick that she is pregnant with Freddie Parr's child?
(a) She wants Dick to make Freddie leave her alone.
(b) She's being silly, but Dick doesn't understand that she is joking.
(c) She wants to end her love lessons with Dick.
(d) She tells Dick it isn't his child, sees his anger, and wants to protect Tom.

2. What does Mary fail to explain to Dick properly, with terrible consequences?
(a) That she is truly in love with Dick.
(b) That she is truly in love with Tom.
(c) That she is truly in love with Freddie.
(d) How children are actually made.

3. What is the name of the ale Ernest Atkinson brews that seems to cause the end of any respect for him in Gildsey because it is too good?
(a) Helen Atkinson Ale.
(b) Gildsey Flood Ale.
(c) Diamond Jubilee Ale.
(d) Coronation Ale.

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

5. How does Freddie Parr's father Jack react to the ruling by the court that Freddie's death was an accident?
(a) He has a heart attack in the court room and dies on the spot.
(b) He walks out of the court room and is never seen again.
(c) He goes to sit on the train tracks to commit suicide, but no train appears.
(d) He curses the judge and accuses Tom Crick of killing Freddie.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what days does Tom stay at home at night because Dick spends the evenings out with Mary?

2. Why does Tom Crick decide to study the history of the Fens?

3. What does Tom Crick say is the mission of a history teacher?

4. How old is Sarah Atkinson when she dies?

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

(see the answer key)

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