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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Tulliver do when he happens to run into Mr. Wakem after he pays off his other creditors?

2. What is Stephen Guest's first reaction to hearing that Maggie is coming to visit her cousin Lucy?

3. When Philip asks Maggie if she still has feelings for him, what does she give as her reason why she cannot marry him?

4. What happens to Bob's house?

5. What kind of job does Maggie find to support herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reader first glimpses the narrator in Chapter One, when the narrator uses the word "I" and talks about having dozed off dreaming about the mill and about the afternoon when the Tullivers have their discussion (the discussion that is then related in Chapter Two). Who do you think the narrator is? Why does the narrator choose to tell this story?

Essay Topic 2

Who do you think is more forgiving, Maggie or Tom? Support your answer with details from The Mill on the Floss.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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