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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did William Dane use to frame Silas Marner?
(a) His coat.
(b) His loom.
(c) His gun.
(d) His knife.

2. How does Dunsey initially want to get Silas Marner’s money?
(a) By stealing it.
(b) By scaring the weaver into lending it to him.
(c) By making friends with the weaver.
(d) By killing Silas Marner.

3. What does Silas appear to look like when he arrives at the Rainbow after his gold is stolen?
(a) An apparition.
(b) A zombie.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) A woman.

4. What is it like outside when Dunsey left the weaver’s cottage?
(a) The sun was setting and it was breezy.
(b) It was pitch black and warm.
(c) It was early morning and dewy.
(d) It was raining and dark.

5. Why is Godfrey waiting to speak with Dunsey when they enter the story in Chapter 3?
(a) He wants to ride horses together.
(b) He wants Dunsey to pay him back the money he borrowed.
(c) They are starting a business venture.
(d) He wants to fight with Dunsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. The loss of Wildfire causes Dunsey to turn to what source to get his brother’s money?

2. How is Dunsey Cass described?

3. What does Dunsey think of as he passes Silas Marner’s cottage in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Dunsey knock on Silas Marner’s door loudly?

5. What does the landlord first have Silas Marner do after he arrives at the Rainbow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dunsey’s thoughts about Silas Marner’s gold in relation to his need for money and his plans to already sell his brother’s horse.

2. What is the overall feel of the conversation at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?

3. How does the sale of Wildfire take place?

4. In what way is Silas Marner deemed guilty of theft by his fellows of Lantern Yard?

5. How does Dunsey get out of having to pay back Godfrey?

6. Silas Marner turns to what activities to comfort himself in his bitterness?

7. Did Silas Marner suspect the possibility of being robbed? Why or why not?

8. How does Eliot portray Silas Marner’s sudden arrival at the Rainbow?

9. Why is Godfrey Cass waiting to see his brother, Dunsey in the first scene where we meet them in Chapter 3?

10. Why was Dunsey able to get away without immediate consequences after “staking” Wildfire during the hunt?

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