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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Silas Marner attend the Christmas service to which Dolly invited him?
(a) No, he stayed home.
(b) Yes, but he left part way through the service.
(c) Yes, he attended the whole service but left right afterwards.
(d) No, but he attended chapel elsewhere.

2. What is the one item that stands out as peculiar on Molly Farren’s body?
(a) Her coat.
(b) Her phial of Opium.
(c) Her glasses.
(d) Her wedding ring.

3. Why is Godfrey waiting to speak with Dunsey when they enter the story in Chapter 3?
(a) He wants to ride horses together.
(b) He wants to fight with Dunsey.
(c) They are starting a business venture.
(d) He wants Dunsey to pay him back the money he borrowed.

4. To what creature is Silas Marner compared in Chapter 2?
(a) A spinning insect.
(b) An angry rat.
(c) A spindly spider.
(d) A grumpy cow.

5. Why did Silas Marner need to go to the town in the rain while roasting his dinner?
(a) He needed a find twine to set up his loom the next morning.
(b) He was delivering a finished piece from his loom.
(c) He needed a tool to repair his loom.
(d) He wanted to go for a stroll.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nancy want her sister Priscilla to wear the same style dress as her?

2. Which two people go with Silas Marner to the constable’s after his gold is stolen?

3. How much gold was stolen from Silas Marner?

4. When Godfrey follows Doctor Kimble and Silas Marner, what item of clothing does he forget he is wearing out into the snow?

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

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