The Mill on the Floss Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Mill on the Floss Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Maggie think of Tom's lessons with Mr. Stelling when she visits?
(a) She is horrified by how hard Tom has to work in order to learn anything.
(b) She hopes that Mr. Tulliver is happy with his investment in Tom's education.
(c) She thinks that Tom's education is useless when he returns to St. Ogg's.
(d) She is delighted with the schoolwork and learns a lot herself while visiting.

2. Why does Mr. Tulliver feel vindicated in his choice to send Tom to study with Mr. Stelling?
(a) Mr. Wakem, the lawyer, is sending his son to study with Mr. Stelling as well.
(b) The aunts and uncles come around and feel that Tom's education is important.
(c) Tom is doing very well in his studies and impressing those around him.
(d) Mr. Stelling is planning to open a school and admit even more students.

3. What does Mr. Riley recommend that Mr. Tulliver do about Tom's education?
(a) Send him to study with a lawyer.
(b) Send him to study with a parson.
(c) Send him to boarding school.
(d) Send him to the village school.

4. How do Philip and Maggie become close?
(a) They spend a lot of time together while Tom is recovering.
(b) Maggie and Philip are united in their dislike of swords.
(c) Maggie begins to study with Philip.
(d) They go for walks together around the village.

5. Why does Maggie come to get Tom at school during his last quarter at King's Lorton?
(a) Mr. Tulliver needs Tom to testify in the lawsuit.
(b) Mr. Tulliver loses the lawsuit and has to give up all his property.
(c) Mr. Tulliver wants Tom to return home in order to run the mill.
(d) Mr. Tulliver becomes a farmer and needs Tom to work on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does looking at the new bonnet make Mrs. Tulliver and Mrs. Pullet so sad?

2. What does Tom think of Maggie?

3. Why is it particularly bad timing for Mr. Tulliver to lose the lawsuit?

4. What does the narrator think about the system of sending boys to study with independent schoolmasters, such as Mr. Stelling?

5. Why does Tom have a hard time at school with Mr. Stelling?

(see the answer key)

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