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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 is Maggie not punished for her behavior after running away and coming home again?
(a) Tom feels so guilty about the way he treats Maggie that he decides not to tease her.
(b) The aunts and the uncles think Maggie is too wicked even to speak to about her behavior.
(c) Her father forbids her mother and Tom to punish or reproach her.
(d) Her mother is so upset after thinking Maggie drowns that she cannot bear to punish her.

2. Why is Maggie nervous about seeing Tom when he comes home?
(a) She thinks he forgets about her since he is away.
(b) She forgets to feed his rabbits and they die.
(c) She wants to convince him to take her fishing with him.
(d) She fears that Tom is upset about being sent away to study.

3. How does Philip shake Maggie's resolve never to see him again?
(a) He tells her that she is missing all that life has to offer.
(b) He tells her that he cannot live without her.
(c) He tells her that she is just trying to stupefy herself into resignation.
(d) He asks her whether she does not like him as she once does.

4. Why does Mrs. Tulliver go to see Mr. Wakem?
(a) To persuade him not to buy the mill.
(b) To convince him to give Tom a job.
(c) To ask him to help the family.
(d) To support him as he takes on the running of the mill.

5. Where has Tom wanted Maggie to live as long as she remains unmarried?
(a) At home with their mother.
(b) With their cousin Lucy.
(c) With their aunt Pullet.
(d) With friends at St. Ogg's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Tullivers think of their daughter, Maggie?

2. Why does Mrs. Glegg get angry with Mr. Glegg the morning after they come home from visiting the Tullivers?

3. What attribute do all the Dodson sisters have in common?

4. Why does Mr. Tulliver change his mind about asking the Mosses to pay their debt?

5. How do Maggie and Stephen react to their growing interest in each other?

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