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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much gold was stolen from Silas Marner?
(a) 172 pounds, 12 and 6 pence.
(b) 272 pounds, 12 and 6 pence.
(c) 272 pounds.
(d) Over 300 pounds.

2. What does it mean when it says "what does he do but go and stake him" (80) regarding Dunsey and Wildfire?
(a) He tried to jump a fence and the horse was skewered.
(b) The horse was cooked into steaks.
(c) He staked a claim for the horse.
(d) He wagered the horse on a bet.

3. When Mrs. Kimble asks Silas Marner to surrender the child to the women’s care, what is his response?
(a) He can’t part with the child. It came to him and he has a right to keep it.
(b) He doesn’t want to give her up, but he doesn’t know what to do with her.
(c) He most certainly will surrender the child if it means he won’t have to deal with it.
(d) He’s scared to lose what came to him, but he sees the wisdom in the request.

4. When Squire Cass begins pushing Godfrey to propose to Nancy Lammeter, what is Godfrey’s response?
(a) He gets cold and clammy.
(b) He storms out of the room in a rage.
(c) He gets hot and uncomfortable.
(d) He leaves in a huff.

5. What time of day does Godfrey choose to finally confess to his father?
(a) In the morning after breakfast.
(b) In the evening after dinner.
(c) After the New Year’s Eve party.
(d) After Dunsey finally returns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dolly Winthrop’s son?

2. What topic from Silas Marner’s past do he and Dolly discuss at length?

3. What is Squire Cass’s initial reaction to the story of Wildfire and Godfrey’s inability to pay him the 100 pounds?

4. What event at parties made Uncle Kimble, the doctor, intense and bitter?

5. Why does Godfrey owe 100 pounds to his father?

(see the answer key)

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