1. What kind of a job does Mr. Deane eventually find for Tom?
(a) A job working as a laborer on a farm.
(b) A warehouse job.
(c) A bookkeeping job.
(d) A job working in the mill.

2. Why is Maggie happy to run into Philip?
(a) She wants to let him know that she does not blame him for what happens.
(b) She hopes that he brings her some books to read or at least tell her some stories.
(c) She thinks that he may want to talk to her.
(d) She wants to tell him just what she thinks of what her father does to her family.

3. What do the aunts and uncles think of Tom, now that he grows up?
(a) He becomes a credit to the family.
(b) He is an embarrassment to the family.
(c) He may be able to restore the Tullivers' good name.
(d) He should leave the Tullivers and live somewhere else.

4. Which part of the news about the family finances shocks Mr. Tulliver the most when he first regains his senses after the accident?
(a) The realization that he cannot pay back his debts.
(b) The realization that he is bankrupt.
(c) The realization that he cannot afford to keep Tom in school.
(d) The realization that most of his goods are sold.

5. What does Maggie think of Tom's lessons with Mr. Stelling when she visits?
(a) She is delighted with the schoolwork and learns a lot herself while visiting.
(b) She hopes that Mr. Tulliver is happy with his investment in Tom's education.
(c) She is horrified by how hard Tom has to work in order to learn anything.
(d) She thinks that Tom's education is useless when he returns to St. Ogg's.