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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 surprise does Tom bring back for Maggie from school?
(a) A kitten.
(b) Some marbles.
(c) A bird's nest.
(d) A new fishing line.

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

3. What does the narrator say it means when a young boy appears sheepish?
(a) He is in awe of your wisdom.
(b) He thinks you are strange.
(c) He is thinking of counterarguments to your views.
(d) He is carefully listening to what you say.

4. Why does Mr. Tulliver change his mind about asking the Mosses to pay their debt?
(a) He remembers that the Mosses have a lot of expenses to pay.
(b) He thinks about how he feels in Mr. Moss's position.
(c) He wants Tom to be generous with Maggie if she ever needs it.
(d) He realizes that he doesn't really need the money that badly.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Maggie react to the aunt's criticism of her hair?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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