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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Chapter 10 | Book 6: Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Maggie nervous about seeing Tom when he comes home?
(a) She fears that Tom is upset about being sent away to study.
(b) She forgets to feed his rabbits and they die.
(c) She thinks he forgets about her since he is away.
(d) She wants to convince him to take her fishing with him.

2. When Mr. Tulliver wakes up, what does he tell Tom to do about the family's bankruptcy?
(a) Destroy Moss's note and pay Luke what is owed to him.
(b) Try to find a way to save the mill.
(c) Go back to school at all costs.
(d) Get a job working as a schoolmaster.

3. Why does looking at the new bonnet make Mrs. Tulliver and Mrs. Pullet so sad?
(a) Mrs. Pullet speculates that she may not live to wear the bonnet in a second season.
(b) The bonnet is not fashionable any more.
(c) Mrs. Tulliver wishes that she has a similar bonnet.
(d) The bonnet is crushed in the closet and ruined.

4. While Mr. Tulliver is talking to Mr. Riley about Tom, what does he confide in Mr. Riley about Maggie?
(a) He fears that Maggie is sorry to see Tom go away to school.
(b) He fears that Maggie never wants to leave home because she is so close to her parents.
(c) He fears that Maggie's cleverness leads to trouble when she grows up and becomes a woman.
(d) He fears that Maggie is popular with the boys when she is older.

5. What does Mr. Tulliver force Tom to write on his own behalf in the Bible?
(a) That Tom takes care of the mill for as long as he lives.
(b) That Tom takes care of his mother and sister as long as he lives.
(c) That Tom exacts some revenge on Wakem, if he has the chance.
(d) That Tom finds some other business to go into that is not as heartbreaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stephen offend Maggie at the dance?

2. The last sentence of Book Six, Chapter 10 notes that Philip is not totally happy with Maggie's answer, and says that jealousy always longs for omniscience. What does the narrator mean by this?

3. How does the narrator say that Maggie looks compared to her cousin Lucy?

4. Why does Stephen Guest steal Lucy's sewing scissors?

5. Why do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters criticize Mr. Tulliver?

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