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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is it decided to try to sell Wildfire?
(a) At the market.
(b) In the newspaper.
(c) Taking him directly to other wealthy families to see who is interested.
(d) Try to find a buyer at the hunt the next day.

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

3. What was the name of Silas Marner’s fiancé in Lantern Yard?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Molly.
(d) Elizabeth.

4. William Dane frames Silas Marner for what crime in Lantern Yard?
(a) Murdering a parishioner.
(b) Arson.
(c) Blaspheming God.
(d) Stealing the church’s money.

5. Silas Marner came to Raveloe from which direction?
(a) The south.
(b) The west.
(c) The north.
(d) The east.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Silas Marner’s reputation in Lantern Yard before he was betrayed?

2. For what reason does Godfrey want to avoid going to the hunt to sell Wildfire himself?

3. When Sally Oats is sick, how does Silas Marner heal her?

4. Who were the “pallid undersized men” (9) who looked odd next to the “brawny country-folk” (9)?

5. What item did William Dane use to frame Silas Marner?

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