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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 13 | Book 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do we know that Maggie tends to be rambunctious?
(a) She manages to stay neat and clean.
(b) She is always getting her clothes dirty.
(c) She likes to read books.
(d) She sits still to have her hair combed.

2. Why is Maggie not punished for her behavior after running away and coming home again?
(a) Her mother is so upset after thinking Maggie drowns that she cannot bear to punish her.
(b) The aunts and the uncles think Maggie is too wicked even to speak to about her behavior.
(c) Her father forbids her mother and Tom to punish or reproach her.
(d) Tom feels so guilty about the way he treats Maggie that he decides not to tease her.

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) Her mother praises Maggie for being so well behaved.
(b) Tom hugs her back and forgives her for upsetting his house of cards.
(c) Her uncle offers to play another tune on the music box.
(d) She gets in trouble for making him spill his cowslip wine.

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

5. Why does Maggie dunk her head in a tub of water?
(a) She is trying to make her mother think that she takes a bath.
(b) She does not want her mother to try to curl it.
(c) She spills something on her hair.
(d) She is too hot and wants to cool off.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Riley recommend that Mr. Tulliver do about Tom's education?

4. What does the narrator say it means when a young boy appears sheepish?

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

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