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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What topic from Silas Marner’s past do he and Dolly discuss at length?
(a) About the chapel in Lantern Yard.
(b) About William Dane’s betrayal.
(c) About the drawing of lots to decide his guilt.
(d) About his fiancé Sarah.

2. What does Squire Cass decide regarding Dunsey’s position in his household after he staked Wildfire?
(a) That his son should enlist.
(b) That his son is no longer welcome.
(c) That his son must be confined to his quarters.
(d) That his son should run his estate.

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

4. What issue does Dolly Winthrop confront Silas Marner regarding?
(a) His failure to protect his gold.
(b) His attitude towards attending church.
(c) His past life in Lantern Yard.
(d) His ability to care for himself.

5. Why was Squire Cass’s opinion never “disturbed by comparison” (84)?
(a) Because he was so old, he was set in his ways for life.
(b) Because he was afraid of being found wrong.
(c) Because he did not listen to other opinions in the first place.
(d) Because he did not associate with other nobility higher than his own station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Silas Marner want to punish the thief who stole his gold?

2. What does it mean when it says "what does he do but go and stake him" (80) regarding Dunsey and Wildfire?

3. Why do Godfrey and Nancy step out during the dance?

4. Most of Silas Marner’s neighbors have what kind of tone with him when they visit him after his loss?

5. What holiday came shortly after Dolly Winthrop’s visit?

(see the answer key)

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