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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. Why does Mr. Tulliver want Tom to study drawing?
(a) So that he is well-rounded, understanding art as well as math and language.
(b) So that he someday becomes an artist.
(c) So that he becomes a good draftsman of buildings and bridges.
(d) So that he entertains himself at times when he is bored.

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

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Glegg react to Mr. Tulliver's letter?
(a) She goes directly to the Tulliver home to speak with Mr. Tulliver in person.
(b) She stops speaking to the Tullivers.
(c) She complains bitterly to her sisters about Mr. Tulliver.
(d) She considers taking the Tulliver children out of her will.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie discover when she finds the gypsies?

2. What part of the book is introduced in the first chapter?

3. How does Maggie de-stress when she is frustrated?

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

5. How does the narrator say that Maggie looks compared to her cousin Lucy?

(see the answer key)

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