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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. Why does Maggie leap to Tom's defense while Mr. Tulliver discusses Tom's education with Mr. Riley?
(a) Mr. Tulliver says that he does not mean for Tom to be a miller and a farmer.
(b) Mr. Tulliver says that he has something on his mind regarding Tom.
(c) Mr. Tulliver says that if Tom is a miller, he turns Mr. Tulliver out of his own mill.
(d) Mr. Tulliver says that Tom is never likely to become much of a scholar.

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

3. What happens to Maggie when she tries to hug Tom because she is so delighted by the music coming from the music box?
(a) She gets in trouble for making him spill his cowslip wine.
(b) Her uncle offers to play another tune on the music box.
(c) Her mother praises Maggie for being so well behaved.
(d) Tom hugs her back and forgives her for upsetting his house of cards.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is it hard on Maggie to have her aunts and uncles and cousins come to visit?

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

4. Why do Tom and his friend Bob fight?

5. Why does Maggie dunk her head in a tub of water?

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