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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was William Dane?
(a) Silas Marner’s grandfather.
(b) Silas Marner’s brother.
(c) Silas Marner’s father.
(d) Silas Marner’s best friend.

2. Who are Bryce and Keating?
(a) Dunsey’s two best friends.
(b) A pair of actors.
(c) Two merchants.
(d) Two men attending the hunt with Dunsey.

3. What item does Dunsey have with him while he walks back from the hunt towards Silas Marner’s cottage?
(a) Godfrey’s stirrups.
(b) Dunsey’s saddle.
(c) Godfrey’s riding whip.
(d) Squire Cass’s overcoat.

4. How does Dunsey initially want to get Silas Marner’s money?
(a) By making friends with the weaver.
(b) By killing Silas Marner.
(c) By scaring the weaver into lending it to him.
(d) By stealing it.

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

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

7. Who, is it thought, owned the tinder-box found near Silas Marner's cottage?
(a) Nancy Lammeter.
(b) A magistrate who recently left on business.
(c) A peddler who visited the town recently.
(d) Dunsey Cass.

8. Who do Godfrey and Dunsey decide should sell Wildfire?
(a) William Dane.
(b) Godfrey.
(c) Dunsey.
(d) Squire Cass.

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

10. What does Silas appear to look like when he arrives at the Rainbow after his gold is stolen?
(a) A skeleton.
(b) A zombie.
(c) A woman.
(d) An apparition.

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

12. Where does Silas Marner go to get help after his gold is stolen?
(a) The town hall.
(b) The local church.
(c) Squire Cass’s house.
(d) The Rainbow.

13. How long has Godfrey wooed Nancy Lammeter?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

14. What item is discovered near Silas’ cottage that is seen as a clue to the robbery?
(a) Dunsey’s shoe.
(b) Godfrey’s riding whip.
(c) A tinder-box.
(d) A knife.

15. The loss of Wildfire causes Dunsey to turn to what source to get his brother’s money?
(a) Borrowing money from Bryce.
(b) Borrowing money from Keating.
(c) Selling his own horse.
(d) Silas Marner’s gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attempts to mediate the conversation at the Rainbow?

2. Does Silas Marner want to punish the thief who stole his gold?

3. How much is Wildfire sold for?

4. Which pieces of money does Silas use to take care of his needs?

5. Who at the Rainbow does Silas accuse of robbing him?

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