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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Philip and Tom's relationship become strained?
2. What member of Maggie's family indulges her the most?
3. Why do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters criticize Mr. Tulliver?
4. Why does Maggie run away to live with the gypsies?
5. What does Mr. Tulliver force Tom to write on his own behalf in the Bible?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think that George Eliot ends Book III with Mr. Tullivan's assertion in the Bible that he wishes Wakem evil?
2. Why is Mr. Tulliver skeptical about Tom's plan to earn money by trading, in order to pay off the family debts?
3. Why does Maggie allow Philip to believe that her feelings toward him are unchanged?
4. How does Maggie feel about Philip when she finally sees him again at her cousin Lucy's house?
5. What is Philip Wakem's reaction to meeting Tom?
6. Why are the townspeople at St. Ogg's not surprised when the river starts to flood?
7. Why is Bob so determined to help Tom?
8. What does Maggie think of Philip when she first meets him?
9. Why do you think that Tom says he does not trust Maggie when it comes to Philip Wakem? Why does Maggie say that his lack of trust is unfair?
10. Describe Maggie's character, based on her behavior during her childhood.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how Tom connects to the theme of generosity in The Mill on the Floss. How do other people treat Tom when he is in need of generosity? How does he treat others when the person in need is someone else, such as Maggie? Be sure to include examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Maggie find the ascetic life described by Thomas a Kempis to be so appealing in the years after her family goes bankrupt? Philip Wakem says that she is not really compelled by the ascetic ideal, but that she is stupefying herself into accepting it. Do you think he is correct? Compare the words of Thomas a Kempis with the life that Maggie already is living. Is there a parallel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think the family members in The Mill on the Floss criticize each other so much? Is their criticism a way of hiding an underlying affection? Or is the criticism more sincere? Take a position on this point and defend it using examples from The Mill on the Floss.
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