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

2. While Mr. Tulliver is talking to Mr. Riley about Tom, what does he confide in Mr. Riley about Maggie?
(a) He fears that Maggie is popular with the boys when she is older.
(b) He fears that Maggie is sorry to see Tom go away to school.
(c) He fears that Maggie never wants to leave home because she is so close to her parents.
(d) He fears that Maggie's cleverness leads to trouble when she grows up and becomes a woman.

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

4. Why does Mr. Tulliver want Tom to study drawing?
(a) So that he entertains himself at times when he is bored.
(b) So that he is well-rounded, understanding art as well as math and language.
(c) So that he someday becomes an artist.
(d) So that he becomes a good draftsman of buildings and bridges.

5. How does Maggie react when Tom takes Lucy to the pond and tells Maggie not to come?
(a) She pushes Lucy into the mud.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She begins to fight with Tom.
(d) She jumps into the pond.