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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Silas Marner decide to do after returning from the village and while waiting for his supper to cook?
(a) Look at his gold.
(b) Set up his loom for the next day.
(c) Lay down to rest.
(d) Change his wet clothes.

3. 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 wagered the horse on a bet.
(d) He staked a claim for the horse.

4. What does Dunsey suggest in order for Godfrey to get the money needed to pay his father back?
(a) That Godfrey should use his savings.
(b) That Godfrey should marry Nancy Lammeter and use her dowry.
(c) That Godfrey should sell his horse, Wildfire.
(d) That Godfrey should sell his house.

5. What sets Squire Cass apart from the other landowners in Raveloe?
(a) He is a lord.
(b) He has tenants.
(c) He ownes the town.
(d) He is the head of a newly wealthy family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Godfrey find out that Wildfire is dead?

3. Why does Silas Marner suspect Jem Rodney of stealing his gold?

4. What was cooking in Silas Marner’s cottage when Dunsey went in?

5. How much gold was stolen from Silas Marner?

(see the answer key)

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