The Mill on the Floss | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Book 1: Chapter 1 | Book 1: Chapter 2

1. What part of the book is introduced in the first chapter?

The setting.

2. Who is Mr. Tulliver planning to send away to school?

His son, Tom.

3. What do the Tullivers think of their daughter, Maggie?

She is smart and mischievous.

4. What member of Maggie's family indulges her the most?

Her father, Mr. Tulliver.

5. How do we know that Maggie tends to be rambunctious?

She is always getting her clothes dirty.

6. What is Mr. Tulliver's main regret about his children?

His daughter, not his son, is most like him.

Book 1: Chapter 3 | Book 1: Chapter 4

1. Why does Maggie leap to Tom's defense while Mr. Tulliver discusses Tom's education with Mr. Riley?

Mr. Tulliver says that if Tom is a miller, he turns Mr. Tulliver out of...
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