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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Silas restrain two-year-old Eppie from wandering far while he works?
(a) By keeping her gated in a corner of the room.
(b) By keeping her in the coal-hole.
(c) By tying her to the leg of his loom.
(d) By keeping her locked in her room.

2. Does Silas Marner's form of discipline for Eppie work?
(a) Mostly, but it hurts Silas Marner’s heart every time he has to do it.
(b) Yes. It is an unmitigated success.
(c) No. Eppie is so scared she runs away again.
(d) No. Eppie ends up going back in on her own.

3. What does it mean when it says "what does he do but go and stake him" (80) regarding Dunsey and Wildfire?
(a) He staked a claim for the horse.
(b) He tried to jump a fence and the horse was skewered.
(c) The horse was cooked into steaks.
(d) He wagered the horse on a bet.

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

5. Who gave Silas Marner the pork he is roasting when his gold is stolen?
(a) Dolly Winthrop.
(b) Miss Priscilla Lammeter.
(c) Squire Cass.
(d) Miss Nancy Lammeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic from Silas Marner’s past do he and Dolly discuss at length?

2. Who, is it thought, owned the tinder-box found near Silas Marner's cottage?

3. What form of discipline does Silas Marner try to use on Eppie when she wanders off without his knowing?

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

5. Chapter 11 follows which two characters as they prepare for the New Year’s Eve party?

(see the answer key)

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