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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical malady afflicted Silas Marner from time to time?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A bad cold.
(d) Seizures.

2. How long before the story begins had Silas Marner arrived at Raveloe?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) He had lived there his entire life.

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

4. Which pieces of money does Silas use to take care of his needs?
(a) The crowns.
(b) The half-crowns.
(c) The guineas.
(d) The shillings and sixpences.

5. Dunsey blackmails his brother with what information in Chapter 3?
(a) His desire to marry Nancy Lammeter.
(b) Violence against his brother.
(c) His debts.
(d) His marriage to Molly Farren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of judgment declared Silas Marner guilty of stealing at Lantern Yard?

2. Silas Marner came to Raveloe from which direction?

3. What does Godfrey fear in confessing his marriage to Molly Farren to his father?

4. Who is Squire Cass’s eldest son?

5. What does Dunsey mean by “I’m always lucky in my weather” (39)?

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