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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who turns out to be Ernest's other child?
(a) Tom Crick.
(b) Freddie Parr.
(c) Dick Crick.
(d) Mary Metcalf.

2. Harry feels ridiculous in Tom's presence, because while Tom read history books Harry did what?
(a) Hunted waterfowl.
(b) Talked to chickens.
(c) Drunk himself to sleep.
(d) Doted on Dick.

3. What temperament does phlegm tend towards, as reflected in the mood of the landscape the novel is set in and in the mood of many of its major characters?
(a) Choleric.
(b) Melancholic.
(c) Inquisitive.
(d) Sanguine.

4. Why does Tom Crick apologize to Price outside the pub?
(a) Tom doesn't really know either.
(b) Tom promised Price a lift but now is too drunk to drive.
(c) Tom shouts at the barman and has them both kicked out of the pub.
(d) Tom thinks he wasted the students' time in his history class.

5. What is NOT a function of phlegm that Tom mentions in chapter 51?
(a) Cleansing.
(b) Protecting.
(c) Insulating.
(d) Lubricating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the chest in the attic that Helen bestows upon Dick?

2. Tom thinks Mary cannot overcome her insanity because...

3. Tom thinks that progress leads...

4. Where does Price accompany Tom before they part?

5. What reason does the headmaster give the students for Tom's retirement from the school?

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