1. How does the narrator say that Maggie looks compared to her cousin Lucy?
(a) Like a cold, clear shaft of ice.
(b) Like a newly blossomed rose.
(c) Like a rough, dark, overgrown puppy.
(d) Like a bright, sharp knife blade.

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

3. Why does Mr. Tulliver change his mind about asking the Mosses to pay their debt?
(a) He wants Tom to be generous with Maggie if she ever needs it.
(b) He remembers that the Mosses have a lot of expenses to pay.
(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 someday becomes an artist.
(b) So that he is well-rounded, understanding art as well as math and language.
(c) So that he entertains himself at times when he is bored.
(d) So that he becomes a good draftsman of buildings and bridges.

5. How does Tom feel about the argument with Philip?
(a) He feels that he is never friends with Philip again.
(b) He does not see why they cannot just make it up.
(c) He hates Philip for being the son of Mr. Wakem.
(d) He resents Philip for being so far ahead of him in school.