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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 9 | Book 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What member of Maggie's family indulges her the most?
(a) Her father, Mr. Tulliver.
(b) Her mother, Mrs. Tulliver.
(c) Her brother, Tom.
(d) Her aunt, Mrs. Glegg.

3. How does Maggie de-stress when she is frustrated?
(a) She beats up an old wooden doll in the attic.
(b) She goes fishing with Tom.
(c) She goes swimming in the Floss.
(d) She gets into some kind of mischief.

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

5. What do the Tullivers think of their daughter, Maggie?
(a) She is pretty and docile.
(b) She is obedient but foolish.
(c) She is smart and mischievous.
(d) She is hardworking but dumb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters criticize Mr. Tulliver?

2. Why does looking at the new bonnet make Mrs. Tulliver and Mrs. Pullet so sad?

3. What attribute do all the Dodson sisters have in common?

4. What part of the book is introduced in the first chapter?

5. How does Tom spend his afternoon on the day that he gets home?

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