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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Philip manage to get Tom excited about learning?
(a) He inspires Tom because he is so advanced in his studies.
(b) He explains the connection between education and business to Tom.
(c) He tells him stories of heros from classical mythology.
(d) He becomes friends with Tom, who then wants to do the same things as Philip.

2. Why does Mr. Tulliver fall off his horse?
(a) He has a heart attack while riding his horse.
(b) He is intoxicated after drinking too much in response to the lawsuit's completion.
(c) His horse loses its footing in the mud.
(d) He is shocked to learn that Mr. Wakem already holds his mortgage.

3. Why do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters criticize Mr. Tulliver?
(a) They are unimpressed with his parenting skills.
(b) They do not think that he treats Mrs. Tulliver well.
(c) They think that he is not very good looking.
(d) They think that he is not good at managing money.

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

5. What do the Tullivers think of their daughter, Maggie?
(a) She is smart and mischievous.
(b) She is obedient but foolish.
(c) She is hardworking but dumb.
(d) She is pretty and docile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the book is introduced in the first chapter?

2. Why does Philip's deformity make Maggie feel more tender toward him?

3. While Mr. Tulliver is talking to Mr. Riley about Tom, what does he confide in Mr. Riley about Maggie?

4. Why is Mr. Deane so skeptical about hiring Tom?

5. Why does Philip and Tom's relationship become strained?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom feel about the family's bankruptcy?

2. Explain why Mrs. Glegg and Mr. Tulliver quarrel during the Dodson sisters' first visit to the Tullivers.

3. Why does Mr. Tulliver feel that the river's water should not be diverted for purposes of irrigation?

4. Why are the townspeople at St. Ogg's not surprised when the river starts to flood?

5. Do you think that Mr. and Mrs. Tulliver get along very well? Why or why not?

6. What is Philip Wakem's reaction to meeting Tom?

7. How does Maggie feel when Philip declares his love for her?

8. Is Bob trying to court Maggie when he brings her the gift of books?

9. How does Mr. Tulliver react when Mrs. Tulliver tells him that Mrs. Pullet plans to intervene on his behalf with her sister, Mrs. Glegg?

10. Why does Tom try to convince Philip to come and see the sword demonstration?

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