The Mill on the Floss Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Mill on the Floss Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maggie resolve never to see Philip again?
(a) She thinks that he has something to do with her family's bankruptcy.
(b) She does not like him very well.
(c) She supposes that he must have many other things to do with his time.
(d) Her family does not approve.

2. Why does Dr. Kenn hope that the good opinion of Maggie by some people is restored?
(a) Lucy speaks on Maggie's behalf.
(b) Stephen sends a letter vindicating Maggie.
(c) Maggie is a good character.
(d) Philip still marries Maggie.

3. Which of the following statements best foreshadows Maggie's death in the flood?
(a) The historical floods that occurs at St. Ogg's.
(b) Maggie's choice to dunk her head in a bucket as a child.
(c) Maggie's boat trip with Stephen Guest.
(d) Mrs. Tulliver's comment, while looking for Maggie as a child, that she drows in the pond someday.

4. When Stephen and Maggie end up in a boat alone together, who is supposed to be there instead of Stephen?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Tom.
(c) Philip.
(d) Bob.

5. What happens to Dorlcote Mill in the flood?
(a) It rides out the flood with no problems.
(b) It floats away and becomes the mill in another town.
(c) It is demolished and never rebuilt.
(d) It is demolished but then is rebuilt.

6. What does Mr. Tulliver plan to do once the debts are paid?
(a) Invest more money in Tom's trading business.
(b) Stop working for Wakem at the mill.
(c) Set aside money for dowry for Maggie.
(d) Find some property to buy.

7. What happens at the bazaar to make Stephen start to feel jealous?
(a) He sees Lucy talking to other men of St. Ogg's.
(b) He realizes that Maggie and Philip have some history together.
(c) He notices that Maggie is careful not to look at him.
(d) He deduces that Mr. Wakem stops to see Maggie for a reason.

8. What is George Eliot trying to communicate with the title, "The Torn Nest is Pierced by the Thorns"?
(a) Creditors keep coming to the door to ask for money.
(b) The Tullivers are like birds living in a torn nest with thorns that poke them.
(c) There are many birds and bird nests in the area around the Tullivers' house.
(d) The Tullivers do not seem to be making any effort to repair their nest and it just gets worse.

9. Since Maggie comes back unmarried, how does the narrator say that public opinion regards Maggie?
(a) She is a sweet, innocent girl kidnapped against her will.
(b) She is a designing, bold girl who seduces her cousin's suitor.
(c) She is a thoughtless girl who needs better supervision.
(d) She is a kind girl who does not mean to get into trouble.

10. Who unexpectedly comes to Maggie's aid when she returns from her boat trip with Stephen?
(a) Her aunt Glegg.
(b) Her aunt Pullet.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt Moss.

11. Where does Maggie go to live after she returns home from the boat trip with Stephen?
(a) With her aunt Glegg and her family.
(b) With her aunt Moss and her family.
(c) With Bob and his family.
(d) With her aunt Pullet and her family.

12. How does their father's death affect Maggie and Tom's relationship?
(a) Their attitudes toward each other are unchanged.
(b) They decide to tolerate each other.
(c) They forgive each other.
(d) They blame each other.

13. What does Maggie say to Tom after they leave Philip?
(a) Tom never has a lover of his own.
(b) Tom always enjoys finding fault and punishing her.
(c) Tom is no longer her brother.
(d) Tom never understands the difference between right and wrong.

14. How does Maggie's Aunt Glegg react to the news that Maggie comes home?
(a) She presumes that Maggie wants to stay with her.
(b) She scolds Tom for criticizing Maggie.
(c) She agrees that Maggie should not be allowed in the house.
(d) She suggests that Maggie find a situation elsewhere.

15. Why does Maggie have nightmares while she sleeps on the boat with Stephen?
(a) She fears that she ruins her life and that of her family members.
(b) She wonders whether anyone realizes that they drift too far down the river accidentally.
(c) She is afraid the boat overturns and she drowns.
(d) She is concerned about all the people who must be worrying about her and Stephen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Philip come to see Maggie?

2. How does Tom force Maggie to stop seeing Philip?

3. Why does Maggie pore over the pages of a book while she is waiting for Lucy to return?

4. When Philip asks Maggie if she still has feelings for him, what does she give as her reason why she cannot marry him?

5. What does Philip offer to do for Maggie if she sees him regularly while she is caring for her parents?

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