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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Tulliver plan to do once the debts are paid?
(a) Stop working for Wakem at the mill.
(b) Invest more money in Tom's trading business.
(c) Find some property to buy.
(d) Set aside money for dowry for Maggie.

2. Why does Maggie ask Tom to release her from her promise not to see Philip?
(a) Maggie cannot bear to be away from Philip.
(b) Maggie hopes that since their father is dead, things change.
(c) Lucy wants to invite Philip to her house.
(d) Lucy thinks that Philip is a good friend for Maggie.

3. Since Maggie comes back unmarried, how does the narrator say that public opinion regards Maggie?
(a) She is a kind girl who does not mean to get into trouble.
(b) She is a designing, bold girl who seduces her cousin's suitor.
(c) She is a thoughtless girl who needs better supervision.
(d) She is a sweet, innocent girl kidnapped against her will.

4. What does Philip argue with his father, Mr. Wakem, about?
(a) He tries to convince his father to sell the mill.
(b) He tells his father that he is in love with Maggie.
(c) He argues that the dispute with the Tullivers should be set aside.
(d) He tells his father that he wants to get a job.

5. Who frequently visits Tom's and Maggie's grave?
(a) Dr. Kenn and his children.
(b) Bob and his wife.
(c) Stephen and Philip.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Glegg.

6. What does Maggie tell Lucy is her reason for leaving St. Ogg's and taking another teaching job?
(a) She cannot marry Philip if her brother does not approve.
(b) She does not want to marry Philip anymore.
(c) She falls in love with Stephen.
(d) She prefers never to marry at all, but just to teach.

7. What does Philip offer to do for Maggie if she sees him regularly while she is caring for her parents?
(a) Convince his father to sell the mill.
(b) Help her to find a job.
(c) Help to finance Tom's trading venture.
(d) Meet in secret and bring her books.

8. Why does the job working for Dr. Kenn become a problem?
(a) People tend to think that Maggie is unreliable.
(b) Town gossips begin to talk about Maggie having a relationship wtih Dr. Kenn.
(c) Some gossips claim that Maggie is very lazy and does not take care of the children.
(d) People don't think that Maggie is fit to be around children.

9. Why does Maggie criticize the book, Corinne, which Philip brings to her?
(a) The story is too long.
(b) The book is dull.
(c) There is no moral.
(d) The heroine is blond.

10. When Stephen and Maggie end up in a boat alone together, who is supposed to be there instead of Stephen?
(a) Tom.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Bob.
(d) Philip.

11. When Philip asks Maggie if she still has feelings for him, what does she give as her reason why she cannot marry him?
(a) She loses her brother as a result.
(b) She upsets the memory of her dead father.
(c) She is falling in love with Stephen.
(d) She is planning to go away to a teaching job.

12. Why does Maggie have nightmares while she sleeps on the boat with Stephen?
(a) She is concerned about all the people who must be worrying about her and Stephen.
(b) She is afraid the boat overturns and she drowns.
(c) She fears that she ruins her life and that of her family members.
(d) She wonders whether anyone realizes that they drift too far down the river accidentally.

13. How do we know that Tom is a very able employee?
(a) Tom says that he feels he is doing a good job.
(b) He is offered a share of the business at Guest and Company.
(c) Tom insists on continuing to invest money in entrepreneurial schemes.
(d) He is earning a good income for his family.

14. How does Maggie's Aunt Glegg react to the news that Maggie comes home?
(a) She scolds Tom for criticizing Maggie.
(b) She presumes that Maggie wants to stay with her.
(c) She agrees that Maggie should not be allowed in the house.
(d) She suggests that Maggie find a situation elsewhere.

15. Is Maggie still in love with Stephen as she travels home?
(a) She is still deeply in love with him.
(b) She thinks now that marriage should not be for love.
(c) She realizes that she never does love him.
(d) She is slowly letting go of her love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Tom and Maggie look like when their bodies are discovered?

2. Why does Lucy say that she rather not be engaged?

3. Why do the aunts and uncles think that Maggie should not go back into service?

4. How does Tom react when he is offered a share in the business at Guest and Company?

5. What is Mr. Wakem's reaction to Philip's proposal after he has a chance to think about it?

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