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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lucy think that Tom changes his mind about Philip Wakem?
(a) Philip intervenes with his father about the mill.
(b) Philip's father agrees to a marriage between Philip and Maggie.
(c) Philip wants to do the honorable thing and marry Maggie.
(d) Philip deserves pity because he has a hunchback.

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

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

4. Why is Maggie happy to run into Philip?
(a) She thinks that he may want to talk to her.
(b) She wants to let him know that she does not blame him for what happens.
(c) She hopes that he brings her some books to read or at least tell her some stories.
(d) She wants to tell him just what she thinks of what her father does to her family.

5. What moment in the book does the narrator say is the most delicious of Tom's life?
(a) The moment when he tells his father he pays the family debts.
(b) The moment when Mr. Tulliver first comes out of his coma.
(c) The moment when Bob first suggests the trading scheme to Tom.
(d) The moment when he tells Maggie that he knows about her meetings with Philip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maggie pore over the pages of a book while she is waiting for Lucy to return?

2. What clue does George Eliot give us to indicate that Stephen Guest is married at the end of the book?

3. What is Maggie's one indulgence during the period when she is nursing her father back to health?

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

5. What action makes Maggie and Stephen particularly conscious of their attraction to each other?

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