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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3: Chapter 5 | Book 3: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the book is introduced in the first chapter?
(a) The main characters.
(b) The setting.
(c) The theme.
(d) The plot.

2. Why does looking at the new bonnet make Mrs. Tulliver and Mrs. Pullet so sad?
(a) The bonnet is crushed in the closet and ruined.
(b) Mrs. Pullet speculates that she may not live to wear the bonnet in a second season.
(c) The bonnet is not fashionable any more.
(d) Mrs. Tulliver wishes that she has a similar bonnet.

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

4. Why do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters criticize Mr. Tulliver?
(a) They do not think that he treats Mrs. Tulliver well.
(b) They are unimpressed with his parenting skills.
(c) They think that he is not good at managing money.
(d) They think that he is not very good looking.

5. Mr. Tulliver wakes up briefly to talk to Tom when Tom arrives home from Lorton. But what happens to him after that?
(a) He has a premonition that he is going to die soon.
(b) He realizes that he is paralyzed from the waist down.
(c) He is fully restored to his senses.
(d) He lapses back into a coma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maggie come to get Tom at school during his last quarter at King's Lorton?

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

3. Why is Mr. Deane so skeptical about hiring Tom?

4. How does Mr. Tulliver's accident cause Maggie to grow up?

5. Why is Maggie not punished for her behavior after running away and coming home again?

(see the answer key)

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