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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Silas Marner’s fiancé in Lantern Yard?
(a) Molly.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

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

5. How does the evening’s conversation at the Rainbow begin?
(a) Quietly and awkwardly.
(b) A speech by Godfrey welcoming all newcomers.
(c) With a party.
(d) The landlord holds a lively debate to open the evening’s conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Silas Marner’s reputation in Lantern Yard before he was betrayed?

2. What does Silas appear to look like when he arrives at the Rainbow after his gold is stolen?

3. Why does Silas Marner suspect Jem Rodney of stealing his gold?

4. When Sally Oats is sick, how does Silas Marner heal her?

5. What is it like outside when Dunsey left the weaver’s cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Dunsey able to get away without immediate consequences after “staking” Wildfire during the hunt?

2. What does Eliot accomplish by taking an entire chapter to set the scene at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?

3. The absence of Dunsey and the news of the death of Wildfire drives Godfrey to what decision?

4. How does the sale of Wildfire take place?

5. How does the reaction of the crowd at the Rainbow to the theft differ from our modern handling of a crime?

6. How does the conversation of the townsfolk differ from the feelings of Silas Marner regarding his stolen treasure?

7. Why is Godfrey Cass waiting to see his brother, Dunsey in the first scene where we meet them in Chapter 3?

8. How does Dunsey get out of having to pay back Godfrey?

9. In what way is Silas Marner deemed guilty of theft by his fellows of Lantern Yard?

10. What happens when Silas heals his neighbor, the cobbler’s wife, from sickness?

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