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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 do you think that George Eliot chooses to begin a new book, Book II, with the chapter in which Tom first goes away to school?
(a) Tom has a birthday.
(b) She has not written about Tom previously in the book.
(c) It relates to a different setting and a different topic than Book I.
(d) Book I is getting long, so it is time to switch books.

2. To whom does Tom go for advice about getting a job?
(a) His uncle Deane.
(b) The lawyer, Mr. Wakem.
(c) His father's friend, Riley.
(d) His teacher, Mr. Stelling.

3. Why does Mr. Wakem ask Mr. Tulliver to run the mill?
(a) It is a way for Mr. Wakem to help the Tullivers.
(b) It givez Philip a chance to get to know Maggie again.
(c) It humiliatez him to work for Mr. Wakem.
(d) It helpz him to get back on his feet again.

4. Why does Mr. Tulliver advise Maggie and Tom not to become too close to Philip?
(a) Because he is Mr. Wakem's son.
(b) Because he is older than they are.
(c) Because he is a hunchback.
(d) Because he does not inherit any property.

5. What does the narrator say is the prime moral value of the Dodsons?
(a) Revering what is customary and respectable.
(b) Delight in the goodness of life and of all human beings.
(c) Respect for life in all forms.
(d) Submission to the will of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the bazaar to make Stephen start to feel jealous?

2. Who is the one person Mr. Tulliver recognizes after his fall from the horse?

3. Why does Tom have a hard time at school with Mr. Stelling?

4. Why does looking at the new bonnet make Mrs. Tulliver and Mrs. Pullet so sad?

5. What does Tom want to do to make more money?

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