1. What does the narrator think of Mrs. Pullet's grief over old Mrs. Sutton's death?
(a) She considers it to be genuine and sincere.
(b) She considers it to be phony and contrived.
(c) She thinks it is intended to irritate the Dodson sisters.
(d) She feels that it is unnecessarily melodramatic.

2. How does Maggie react to the aunt's criticism of her hair?
(a) She sticks her head in a bucket of water.
(b) She braids it and puts a hat on.
(c) She cuts it.
(d) She brushes it.

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

4. Why does Mrs. Pullet want to intervene in the quarrel between Mrs. Glegg and Mr. Tulliver?
(a) She does not like to have family members arguing with each other.
(b) Mrs. Tulliver asks her to intervene.
(c) She hopes to borrow money from Mrs. Glegg herself.
(d) She does not want people in town to hear that her family is quarreling over money.

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