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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 feel is his strongest reason for staying and working at the mill?
(a) His wife asks him to.
(b) He hopes to pay off his debts.
(c) He lives there all his life and loves it.
(d) He has no other job.

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

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

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

5. How does Philip manage to get Tom excited about learning?
(a) He tells him stories of heros from classical mythology.
(b) He inspires Tom because he is so advanced in his studies.
(c) He becomes friends with Tom, who then wants to do the same things as Philip.
(d) He explains the connection between education and business to Tom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Philip's main drawback, from Tom's point of view?

3. Why is Maggie admitted to society and invited to social events that are thought to be above her station?

4. When they finally meet again, what tool does Philip use to try to remind Maggie of their love for each other?

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

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