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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Chapter 6 | Book 6: Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Tulliver force Tom to write on his own behalf in the Bible?
(a) That Tom finds some other business to go into that is not as heartbreaking.
(b) That Tom takes care of his mother and sister as long as he lives.
(c) That Tom exacts some revenge on Wakem, if he has the chance.
(d) That Tom takes care of the mill for as long as he lives.

2. Why is Mr. Tulliver in such a bad mood at Christmas?
(a) He is upset about a farmer using the river to irrigate his crops.
(b) He is upset because Maggie wants to go to school as well.
(c) He is upset because Tom is not doing so well in his studies.
(d) He is upset because he is not getting along well with Mrs. Tulliver.

3. What action makes Maggie and Stephen particularly conscious of their attraction to each other?
(a) They have a long talk about books and art.
(b) They discover that they agree about politics.
(c) They walk around the garden one evening while Lucy is out.
(d) They happen to look each other in the eyes.

4. What is Mr. Tulliver's opinion of lawyers?
(a) He wishes that he can afford to hire one.
(b) He thinks that they are beneath his social station.
(c) He admires them and wants Tom to become one.
(d) He considers them to be rascals.

5. Which of the following character traits does the narrator feel is typical of the people of St. Ogg's?
(a) Callousness.
(b) Superstitiousness.
(c) Grace.
(d) Courage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does the narrator use to describe what she calls "the mental condition of these emmet-like Dodsons and Tullivers"?

2. Why does Lucy have a confidential conversation with her father the same evening that Philip first comes to visit?

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

4. How do Maggie and Stephen react to their growing interest in each other?

5. Why does Mr. Tulliver feel vindicated in his choice to send Tom to study with Mr. Stelling?

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