1. What does Mrs. Moss do when she arrives?
(a) She tells the family that her family owes Mr. Tulliver three hundred pounds.
(b) She offers to let the family come and live with her.
(c) She asks what she can do to help make her brother more comfortable.
(d) She offers to buy some of the dishes and linens.

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

3. When Mr. Tulliver wakes up, what does he tell Tom to do about the family's bankruptcy?
(a) Go back to school at all costs.
(b) Get a job working as a schoolmaster.
(c) Try to find a way to save the mill.
(d) Destroy Moss's note and pay Luke what is owed to him.

4. Why does Stephen Guest steal Lucy's sewing scissors?
(a) To put them away for her and save her the trouble.
(b) To have a chance to touch her when he gives them back.
(c) To cut a thread.
(d) To cut an article out of the newspaper.

5. Why does Mrs. Tulliver not want Maggie to do any work that is hard on her hands?
(a) She worries that Maggie gets the idea of looking for work as a housemaid.
(b) She thinks of Maggie as her baby because she is the youngest.
(c) She fears that Maggie hurts herself doing hard work.
(d) She still hopes for a good marriage for Maggie and wants her hands kept soft.