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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Chapter 1 | Book 5: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Tulliver advise Maggie and Tom not to become too close to Philip?
(a) Because he is Mr. Wakem's son.
(b) Because he is older than they are.
(c) Because he does not inherit any property.
(d) Because he is a hunchback.

2. How does Tom come up with capital to finance his venture with Bob?
(a) He saves the money from his work at his job.
(b) He asks his father if he can use the money they are slowly saving.
(c) He gets the money from his Uncle Deane.
(d) He gets the money from his Aunt Glegg.

3. Why is Maggie happy to run into Philip?
(a) She wants to let him know that she does not blame him for what happens.
(b) She thinks that he may want to talk to her.
(c) She hopes that he brings her some books to read or at least tell her some stories.
(d) She wants to tell him just what she thinks of what her father does to her family.

4. 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) She has not written about Tom previously in the book.
(d) Tom has a birthday.

5. Why does Tom have a hard time at school with Mr. Stelling?
(a) He does not like living with Mr. Stelling.
(b) He does not like to work and would rather go fishing.
(c) He misses his family at home in St. Ogg's.
(d) He is not good at learning things like geometry and Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Tulliver change his mind about asking the Mosses to pay their debt?

2. Why has Philip come to see Maggie?

3. Why does Mr. Wakem ask Mr. Tulliver to run the mill?

4. Why does Mrs. Pullet want to intervene in the quarrel between Mrs. Glegg and Mr. Tulliver?

5. How does Mr. Tulliver react to Mrs. Pullet's plan to mediate on his behalf with Mrs. Glegg?

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