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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. Why does Mrs. Glegg get angry with Mr. Glegg the morning after they come home from visiting the Tullivers?
(a) She feels that he is not careful enough about money.
(b) She feels that he does not allow her to visit her sister often enough.
(c) She feels that he does not do enough chores around the house.
(d) She feels he does not support her in the argument with Mr. Tulliver.

2. Mr. Tulliver wakes up briefly to talk to Tom when Tom arrives home from Lorton. But what happens to him after that?
(a) He lapses back into a coma.
(b) He has a premonition that he is going to die soon.
(c) He realizes that he is paralyzed from the waist down.
(d) He is fully restored to his senses.

3. What character trait explains why Tom and Maggie won't take Bob's money?
(a) Pride.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Avarice.
(d) Arrogance.

4. How does Mrs. Moss soften Mr. Tulliver's anger?
(a) She reminds him of their childhood together.
(b) She praises his son, Tom.
(c) She offers him a piece of pie.
(d) She praises his daughter, Maggie.

5. What part of the book is introduced in the first chapter?
(a) The setting.
(b) The plot.
(c) The main characters.
(d) The theme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say it means when a young boy appears sheepish?

2. What does Tom think of Maggie?

3. What does Mr. Tulliver force Tom to write on his own behalf in the Bible?

4. Why does Maggie dunk her head in a tub of water?

5. How do we know that Maggie tends to be rambunctious?

(see the answer key)

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