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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7: Chapter 4 | Book 7: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maggie pore over the pages of a book while she is waiting for Lucy to return?
(a) She is fascinated by the book and cannot put it down.
(b) It is a way to hide her face while she is crying.
(c) It gives her something to do and she is feeling bored.
(d) She wants to give the impression of only being interested in books.

2. How does Tom feel about the argument with Philip?
(a) He resents Philip for being so far ahead of him in school.
(b) He hates Philip for being the son of Mr. Wakem.
(c) He does not see why they cannot just make it up.
(d) He feels that he is never friends with Philip again.

3. How does Tom react, at first, to Maggie's request that she is allowed to see Philip?
(a) He says that she can see Philip if there is a chaperone.
(b) He says that he never allows her to see Philip as long as he lives.
(c) He agrees that she is trusted now.
(d) He says that he has no confidence in anything she says.

4. How does the narrator say that Maggie looks compared to her cousin Lucy?
(a) Like a newly blossomed rose.
(b) Like a rough, dark, overgrown puppy.
(c) Like a bright, sharp knife blade.
(d) Like a cold, clear shaft of ice.

5. Why does looking at the new bonnet make Mrs. Tulliver and Mrs. Pullet so sad?
(a) The bonnet is not fashionable any more.
(b) Mrs. Pullet speculates that she may not live to wear the bonnet in a second season.
(c) Mrs. Tulliver wishes that she has a similar bonnet.
(d) The bonnet is crushed in the closet and ruined.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Uncle Deane tell Tom that he does well not to tell people how old he is?

2. When Mr. Tulliver wakes up, what does he tell Tom to do about the family's bankruptcy?

3. What happens to Maggie when she tries to hug Tom because she is so delighted by the music coming from the music box?

4. When Philip asks Maggie if she still has feelings for him, what does she give as her reason why she cannot marry him?

5. What does Maggie find the most difficult about living at home, in poverty?

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