1. Why does Lucy have a confidential conversation with her father the same evening that Philip first comes to visit?
(a) She wants to ask him if there is any chance of buying the mill.
(b) She wants to warn him that Maggie and Philip may still love each other.
(c) She wants to distract Maggie from Stephen.
(d) She wants to buy the mill herself and have her family run it.

2. Why does Stephen want to marry Lucy?
(a) He is madly in love with her and thinks of nothing else.
(b) She is not a remarkable rarity but is moderate in all things.
(c) He thinks that his family approves of a marriage with her.
(d) She is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.

3. Why does Mr. Tulliver want Tom to study drawing?
(a) So that he entertains himself at times when he is bored.
(b) So that he becomes a good draftsman of buildings and bridges.
(c) So that he someday becomes an artist.
(d) So that he is well-rounded, understanding art as well as math and language.

4. While Mr. Tulliver is talking to Mr. Riley about Tom, what does he confide in Mr. Riley about Maggie?
(a) He fears that Maggie is sorry to see Tom go away to school.
(b) He fears that Maggie is popular with the boys when she is older.
(c) He fears that Maggie's cleverness leads to trouble when she grows up and becomes a woman.
(d) He fears that Maggie never wants to leave home because she is so close to her parents.

5. Why does Mr. Tulliver agree to run the mill, even though Mr. Wakem now owns it ?
(a) He needs a way to provide for his family.
(b) The mill life is the only job he knows.
(c) He still loves the mill and wants to take care of it.
(d) He gets a promotion if he stays on at the mill.