1. How does Tom spend his afternoon on the day that he gets home?
(a) Fishing with his friend Bob.
(b) Playing with Maggie.
(c) Whittling sticks and talking to Luke.
(d) Talking with his parents about school.

2. Why does Mrs. Tulliver go to see Mr. Wakem?
(a) To persuade him not to buy the mill.
(b) To ask him to help the family.
(c) To convince him to give Tom a job.
(d) To support him as he takes on the running of the mill.

3. What does Mr. Tulliver feel is his strongest reason for staying and working at the mill?
(a) His wife asks him to.
(b) He has no other job.
(c) He hopes to pay off his debts.
(d) He lives there all his life and loves it.

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

5. How does Mrs. Moss soften Mr. Tulliver's anger?
(a) She offers him a piece of pie.
(b) She praises his daughter, Maggie.
(c) She reminds him of their childhood together.
(d) She praises his son, Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the most accurate depiction of the religion of the Tullivers and the other people who live in the village of St. Ogg's?

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

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

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

5. Why does Mrs. Glegg get angry with Mr. Glegg the morning after they come home from visiting the Tullivers?

(see the answer key)

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