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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 1 | Book 3: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom feel about the argument with Philip?
(a) He hates Philip for being the son of Mr. Wakem.
(b) He feels that he is never friends with Philip again.
(c) He resents Philip for being so far ahead of him in school.
(d) He does not see why they cannot just make it up.

2. What do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters tell Mr. Tulliver about the clergyman he plans to send Tom to study with?
(a) A local lawyer, Wakem, is also sending his son to the same clergyman.
(b) There are recent improvements to the local school.
(c) Sending Tom to study with the clergyman is very expensive.
(d) The clergyman recently stops taking students.

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

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

5. Why do you think that George Eliot chooses to begin a new book, Book II, with the chapter in which Tom first goes away to school?
(a) She has not written about Tom previously in the book.
(b) It relates to a different setting and a different topic than Book I.
(c) Tom has a birthday.
(d) Book I is getting long, so it is time to switch books.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom react to his father's accident?

2. Why does Mr. Tulliver feel vindicated in his choice to send Tom to study with Mr. Stelling?

3. Why does Philip's deformity make Maggie feel more tender toward him?

4. Why does Maggie run away to live with the gypsies?

5. What happens to Maggie when she tries to hug Tom because she is so delighted by the music coming from the music box?

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