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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which party is the biggest event of the year for the Red House?
(a) The Easter gala.
(b) They had no big events.
(c) The family Christmas party.
(d) The New Year’s Eve dance.

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

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

4. What is Godfrey’s main thought as he travels to see Molly Farren’s body?
(a) If my wife is dead, I will never forgive myself.
(b) If she is dead, he will be free to marry Nancy.
(c) I’m sorry to miss such a wonderful party.
(d) Perhaps it is not my wife. It must not be her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Silas Marner the pork he is roasting when his gold is stolen?

2. Why did Silas Marner need to go to the town in the rain while roasting his dinner?

3. What curious habit has Silas Marner reluctantly taken up because it is “good for the fits” (171)?

4. How long does the New Year’s Eve dance last?

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

(see the answer key)

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