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

2. What attribute do all the Dodson sisters have in common?
(a) They are known for their beauty.
(b) They are all wealthy.
(c) They take pride in their family.
(d) They are very strongminded.

3. 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) There are many birds and bird nests in the area around the Tullivers' house.
(d) The Tullivers are like birds living in a torn nest with thorns that poke them.

4. What is Mr. Tulliver's opinion of lawyers?
(a) He thinks that they are beneath his social station.
(b) He wishes that he can afford to hire one.
(c) He admires them and wants Tom to become one.
(d) He considers them to be rascals.

5. What is Maggie most afraid that her father does, while he is recovering from his accident?
(a) Go into a rage and beat her mother.
(b) Become depressed and commit suicide.
(c) Give up all he has left in some scheme to go back to the way things are.
(d) Quit his job at the mill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does the narrator use to describe what she calls "the mental condition of these emmet-like Dodsons and Tullivers"?

2. What member of Maggie's family indulges her the most?

3. How does Philip shake Maggie's resolve never to see him again?

4. Why does Mr. Tulliver agree to run the mill, even though Mr. Wakem now owns it ?

5. Why does Mrs. Tulliver go to see Mr. Wakem?

(see the answer key)

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