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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was cooking in Silas Marner’s cottage when Dunsey went in?
(a) Potatoes and vegetables.
(b) A pork stew.
(c) A small piece of pork.
(d) A string of sausages.

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

3. After Sarah left Silas, how long was it before she married William Dane?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One month.
(d) A year.

4. What does Dunsey mean by “I’m always lucky in my weather” (39)?
(a) His luck comes from the weather.
(b) He enjoys weather more than most people.
(c) He believes that the weather will cooperate for him.
(d) He gets luck from all sorts of weather.

5. What positive effect does the loss of his treasure have on Silas Marner’s relationship with his neighbors?
(a) They wrote Silas Marner off as a broken man.
(b) Rather than be repulsed and avoidant, they now pitied him.
(c) They came down harder than ever with their criticisms.
(d) He began to be viewed as a community leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which pieces of money does Silas use to take care of his needs?

2. Where does Silas Marner go to get help after his gold is stolen?

3. When Dunsey finds Silas Marner absent from his cottage, what does he decide to do?

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

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

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