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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Silas Marner go to get help after his gold is stolen?
(a) The town hall.
(b) Squire Cass’s house.
(c) The local church.
(d) The Rainbow.

2. Who is with Molly Farren as she travels to the Red House?
(a) Her adult son.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her eight-year-old son.
(d) Her two-year-old daughter.

3. What color does Eliot use to describe Squire Cass’s anger at hearing the story of Godfrey’s confession?
(a) Blue with rage.
(b) Red with anger.
(c) Green with fear.
(d) Purple with anger.

4. Who are Bryce and Keating?
(a) Dunsey’s two best friends.
(b) A pair of actors.
(c) Two men attending the hunt with Dunsey.
(d) Two merchants.

5. Silas Marner sees a blurred vision of a pile of something yellow on his hearth. What does he think it is?
(a) A pile of straw.
(b) Yarn for his loom.
(c) Eppie’s golden hair.
(d) His stolen gold returned to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dolly Winthrop have time to visit Silas Marner regularly?

2. What time of day does Godfrey choose to finally confess to his father?

3. How does Dunsey initially want to get Silas Marner’s money?

4. How much time passes between the end of Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2?

5. Does Silas Marner attend the Christmas service to which Dolly invited him?

(see the answer key)

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