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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 5 | Book 3: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maggie dunk her head in a tub of water?
(a) She does not want her mother to try to curl it.
(b) She is too hot and wants to cool off.
(c) She is trying to make her mother think that she takes a bath.
(d) She spills something on her hair.

2. Mr. Tulliver wakes up briefly to talk to Tom when Tom arrives home from Lorton. But what happens to him after that?
(a) He has a premonition that he is going to die soon.
(b) He is fully restored to his senses.
(c) He lapses back into a coma.
(d) He realizes that he is paralyzed from the waist down.

3. How does Tom spend his afternoon on the day that he gets home?
(a) Playing with Maggie.
(b) Whittling sticks and talking to Luke.
(c) Talking with his parents about school.
(d) Fishing with his friend Bob.

4. Why does Mrs. Glegg decide to let Mr. Tulliver keep the money a while longer?
(a) She does not want to cause problems for her sister's family.
(b) She does not really need the money.
(c) She regrets fighting with Mr. Tulliver and with Mr. Glegg about money.
(d) She is getting a good rate of interest from him.

5. How does the narrator say that Maggie looks compared to her cousin Lucy?
(a) Like a newly blossomed rose.
(b) Like a cold, clear shaft of ice.
(c) Like a rough, dark, overgrown puppy.
(d) Like a bright, sharp knife blade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Philip manage to get Tom excited about learning?

2. What surprise does Tom bring back for Maggie from school?

3. What helps Mrs. Glegg to feel better about her argument with Mr. Glegg?

4. What does Tom think of Maggie?

5. Why does Mr. Tulliver fall off his horse?

(see the answer key)

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