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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. How old is Squire Cass when he is described in Chapter 9?
(a) 80 years old.
(b) 60 years old.
(c) 75 years old.
(d) 50 years old.

2. What song does Dolly Winthrop have Aaron sing for Silas Marner?
(a) The First Noel.
(b) God save the King.
(c) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
(d) Silent Night.

3. Does Silas Marner attend the Christmas service to which Dolly invited him?
(a) No, but he attended chapel elsewhere.
(b) No, he stayed home.
(c) Yes, he attended the whole service but left right afterwards.
(d) Yes, but he left part way through the service.

4. How does Eppie help bring Silas Marner back into the church?
(a) Dolly Winthrop convinces him to bring her to church for her own good.
(b) Silas Marner decides he must show her the faults of the church.
(c) Eppie asks Silas Marner to bring her to church.
(d) Eppie fancies the large church building.

5. Most of Silas Marner’s neighbors have what kind of tone with him when they visit him after his loss?
(a) They are sad and sorrowful.
(b) They are angry and attacking.
(c) They are cheery and positive.
(d) They are condescending and not comforting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which party is the biggest event of the year for the Red House?

2. What light does Eppie see when she looks from the bosom of her passed out mother into the falling snow?

3. How does Silas restrain two-year-old Eppie from wandering far while he works?

4. Who is Molly Farren?

5. Why is Dunsey Cass’s absence after he kills Wildfire not a matter of concern or discussion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dolly Winthrop seems to be the only visitor who comes with genuine care. Does her visit succeed in convincing Silas Marner to attend church on Christmas? Why or why not?

2. How does Godfrey handle Silas Marner’s adoption of Eppie?

3. What happens to Molly Farren and her child on the way to the dance at the Red House?

4. How does having Eppie affect Silas Marner’s attitude towards church?

5. How does Silas attempt to keep track of Eppie while he works?

6. What does Squire Cass mean when he tells Godfrey to “turn over a new leaf”?

7. Why does Godfrey meet his father after breakfast?

8. Does Nancy actually want to step out of the dance with Godfrey? Why or why not?

9. Why is it guessed that Godfrey and Nancy are “sweethearting” when they step out of the dance?

10. How does the conversation of the townsfolk differ from the feelings of Silas Marner regarding his stolen treasure?

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