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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6: Chapter 8 | Book 6: Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they finally meet again, what tool does Philip use to try to remind Maggie of their love for each other?
(a) Books.
(b) Food.
(c) Drawings.
(d) Music.

2. What does Tom say when Maggie offers to teach him about bookkeeping?
(a) He says that he is happy for her to teach him.
(b) He says that she cannot teach him because she does not know how to do anything.
(c) He says that she always tries to set herself up above everyone else.
(d) He says that women are not supposed to teach men anything.

3. What kind of a job does Mr. Deane eventually find for Tom?
(a) A warehouse job.
(b) A bookkeeping job.
(c) A job working in the mill.
(d) A job working as a laborer on a farm.

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

5. 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?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Atheism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Tulliver not want Maggie to do any work that is hard on her hands?

2. What does Mr. Riley recommend that Mr. Tulliver do about Tom's education?

3. Why does Mr. Tulliver want Tom to study drawing?

4. What causes Mr. Tulliver to wake up?

5. What does Mr. Tulliver do when he happens to run into Mr. Wakem after he pays off his other creditors?

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