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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of his confession does Godfrey fail to communicate to his father?
(a) That his horse, Wildfire, was “staked.”
(b) That he stole Silas Marner’s gold.
(c) That he is not in love with Nancy lammeter.
(d) That he is already married to the drunken Molly Farren.

2. Why does Godfrey owe 100 pounds to his father?
(a) He had collected it from his father’s tenant, Fowler, and then let Dunsey borrow it and then lose it.
(b) He wanted to enlist.
(c) He needed the money to pay off a gambling debt.
(d) He needed to buy a new horse.

3. What is the name of the Cass estate?
(a) Raveloe Manor.
(b) The Rainbow.
(c) Stoning Yard.
(d) The Red House.

4. Why is Dunsey Cass’s absence after he kills Wildfire not a matter of concern or discussion?
(a) Nobody knew who Dunsey even was.
(b) The matter was kept deadly secret.
(c) He had once argued with his father and left for six weeks before returning.
(d) He returned just a few days later.

5. What event at parties made Uncle Kimble, the doctor, intense and bitter?
(a) Not getting enough rest.
(b) Dancing for hours on end.
(c) Playing cards and drinking brandy.
(d) Eating fancy foods.

6. What does Godfrey Cass see by the doors that astonishes him?
(a) Nancy Lammeter’s beauty.
(b) A feast worthy of a king.
(c) All the gold in Scotland.
(d) Silas Marner holding his daughter.

7. 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) No, but he attended chapel elsewhere.
(d) Yes, he attended the whole service but left right afterwards.

8. What time of day does Godfrey choose to finally confess to his father?
(a) In the morning after breakfast.
(b) After Dunsey finally returns.
(c) In the evening after dinner.
(d) After the New Year’s Eve party.

9. What is Squire Cass’s initial reaction to the story of Wildfire and Godfrey’s inability to pay him the 100 pounds?
(a) He stares in amazement.
(b) He makes Godfrey pay him back.
(c) He hits Godfrey.
(d) He leaves the room.

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

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

12. Who is the one neighbor who seems to have a genuine, though small, positive impact on Silas Marner?
(a) Dolly Winthrop.
(b) Mr. Macey.
(c) Nancy Lammeter.
(d) Mr. Snell.

13. What does Eppie ask Silas Marner if they could build outside of their house?
(a) A shed.
(b) A gazebo.
(c) A path to the Stone-pits.
(d) A garden.

14. Why does Nancy want her sister Priscilla to wear the same style dress as her?
(a) Because it makes them look like sisters.
(b) Because they were on sale.
(c) Because it makes her look better than her older sister.
(d) Because she couldn’t fit any others in her luggage.

15. What is Molly Farren going to do when she gets to the Red House?
(a) Violently attack Godfrey for his lack of attentions to her.
(b) Reveal herself to as Godfrey’s wife to her father-in-law, Squire Cass.
(c) Join in the New Year’s Eve dance.
(d) Spend some much needed time with her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What curious habit has Silas Marner reluctantly taken up because it is “good for the fits” (171)?

2. What is Silas’ long-term reaction to the loss of his treasure?

3. What is Godfrey’s main thought as he travels to see Molly Farren’s body?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 14 Eppie is again referred to as an angel, this time leading Silas Marner away from what?

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