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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Chapter 7 | Book 6: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Maggie when she tries to hug Tom because she is so delighted by the music coming from the music box?
(a) Tom hugs her back and forgives her for upsetting his house of cards.
(b) Her mother praises Maggie for being so well behaved.
(c) Her uncle offers to play another tune on the music box.
(d) She gets in trouble for making him spill his cowslip wine.

2. How does Maggie de-stress when she is frustrated?
(a) She gets into some kind of mischief.
(b) She goes swimming in the Floss.
(c) She goes fishing with Tom.
(d) She beats up an old wooden doll in the attic.

3. Why is it hard on Maggie to have her aunts and uncles and cousins come to visit?
(a) Maggie does not like her aunts and uncles and cousins.
(b) Her cousin Lucy does not like to play with Maggie.
(c) Her cousin Lucy is much more docile and obedient than Maggie.
(d) Maggie wants to have Tom all to herself.

4. Why does Mrs. Tulliver panic when she cannot find Maggie?
(a) She thinks that Maggie should apologize to Lucy.
(b) She thinks that Maggie drowns in the pond.
(c) She thinks that Maggie is getting into trouble.
(d) She thinks that Maggie runs away.

5. What is George Eliot trying to communicate with the title, "The Torn Nest is Pierced by the Thorns"?
(a) Creditors keep coming to the door to ask for money.
(b) The Tullivers do not seem to be making any effort to repair their nest and it just gets worse.
(c) The Tullivers are like birds living in a torn nest with thorns that poke them.
(d) There are many birds and bird nests in the area around the Tullivers' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Tulliver plan to do once the debts are paid?

2. What causes Mr. Tulliver to wake up?

3. What does Mr. Tulliver feel is his strongest reason for staying and working at the mill?

4. 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?

5. Why does Maggie resolve never to see Philip again?

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