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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Chapter 10 | Book 6: Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Wakem ask Mr. Tulliver to run the mill?
(a) It is a way for Mr. Wakem to help the Tullivers.
(b) It humiliatez him to work for Mr. Wakem.
(c) It givez Philip a chance to get to know Maggie again.
(d) It helpz him to get back on his feet again.

2. What words does the narrator use to describe what she calls "the mental condition of these emmet-like Dodsons and Tullivers"?
(a) Foolish nonsense.
(b) Tempestuous flow of emotions.
(c) Self-righteous indignation.
(d) Oppressive narrowness.

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

4. Why does Maggie come to get Tom at school during his last quarter at King's Lorton?
(a) Mr. Tulliver wants Tom to return home in order to run the mill.
(b) Mr. Tulliver loses the lawsuit and has to give up all his property.
(c) Mr. Tulliver needs Tom to testify in the lawsuit.
(d) Mr. Tulliver becomes a farmer and needs Tom to work on the farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maggie leap to Tom's defense while Mr. Tulliver discusses Tom's education with Mr. Riley?

2. What does the narrator say is the prime moral value of the Dodsons?

3. What does Mr. Tulliver do when he happens to run into Mr. Wakem after he pays off his other creditors?

4. How does their father's death affect Maggie and Tom's relationship?

5. Why does Mr. Tulliver advise Maggie and Tom not to become too close to Philip?

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