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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Solomon in Chapter 11?
(a) The fiddler at the New Year’s Eve party.
(b) The head butler at the Red House.
(c) An important guest of Squire Cass.
(d) Nancy Lammeter’s brother.

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

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

5. How does Eppie begin to reform Silas Marner’s attitude towards life?
(a) She brings him back into social life.
(b) She makes his time away from his loom feel like a holiday.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) She helps him rejoin the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dunsey do after selling Wildfire?

2. How does Dunsey initially want to get Silas Marner’s money?

3. Where is Silas Marner when Dunsey stole his gold?

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

5. When Silas tells the story of his finding Eppie to his neighbors, what part does he leave out?

(see the answer key)

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