1. Why do you think that George Eliot chooses to begin a new book, Book II, with the chapter in which Tom first goes away to school?
(a) It relates to a different setting and a different topic than Book I.
(b) Book I is getting long, so it is time to switch books.
(c) Tom has a birthday.
(d) She has not written about Tom previously in the book.

2. Why does Mr. Tulliver change his mind about asking the Mosses to pay their debt?
(a) He realizes that he doesn't really need the money that badly.
(b) He remembers that the Mosses have a lot of expenses to pay.
(c) He wants Tom to be generous with Maggie if she ever needs it.
(d) He thinks about how he feels in Mr. Moss's position.

3. Which part of the news about the family finances shocks Mr. Tulliver the most when he first regains his senses after the accident?
(a) The realization that he cannot pay back his debts.
(b) The realization that he is bankrupt.
(c) The realization that he cannot afford to keep Tom in school.
(d) The realization that most of his goods are sold.

4. What do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters tell Mr. Tulliver about the clergyman he plans to send Tom to study with?
(a) The clergyman recently stops taking students.
(b) Sending Tom to study with the clergyman is very expensive.
(c) A local lawyer, Wakem, is also sending his son to the same clergyman.
(d) There are recent improvements to the local school.

5. What does Tom want to do to make more money?
(a) Go back to school to get a better education.
(b) Get a second job.
(c) Trade, by sending cargo out to foreign ports.
(d) Speculate by investing in businesses.