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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 attribute do all the Dodson sisters have in common?
(a) They take pride in their family.
(b) They are all wealthy.
(c) They are known for their beauty.
(d) They are very strongminded.

2. How does Mrs. Moss soften Mr. Tulliver's anger?
(a) She praises his daughter, Maggie.
(b) She offers him a piece of pie.
(c) She reminds him of their childhood together.
(d) She praises his son, Tom.

3. What part of the book is introduced in the first chapter?
(a) The plot.
(b) The theme.
(c) The main characters.
(d) The setting.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say that Maggie looks compared to her cousin Lucy?

2. What do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters tell Mr. Tulliver about the clergyman he plans to send Tom to study with?

3. Who is Mr. Tulliver planning to send away to school?

4. Why does Mr. Tulliver change his mind about asking the Mosses to pay their debt?

5. How do we know that Maggie tends to be rambunctious?

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