1. 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) It relates to a different setting and a different topic than Book I.
(b) She has not written about Tom previously in the book.
(c) Book I is getting long, so it is time to switch books.
(d) Tom has a birthday.

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

3. What does Maggie think of Tom's lessons with Mr. Stelling when she visits?
(a) She hopes that Mr. Tulliver is happy with his investment in Tom's education.
(b) She is delighted with the schoolwork and learns a lot herself while visiting.
(c) She thinks that Tom's education is useless when he returns to St. Ogg's.
(d) She is horrified by how hard Tom has to work in order to learn anything.

4. How does Tom hurt his foot?
(a) He cuts it with the sword he borrows from Mr. Poulter.
(b) He steps on a rusty nail sticking out of an old bridge.
(c) He sprains it fighting with Philip.
(d) He falls down a flight of stairs.

5. Why is Mr. Tulliver in such a bad mood at Christmas?
(a) He is upset because Tom is not doing so well in his studies.
(b) He is upset because Maggie wants to go to school as well.
(c) He is upset about a farmer using the river to irrigate his crops.
(d) He is upset because he is not getting along well with Mrs. Tulliver.