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

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

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

4. What happened to Squire Cass’s wife?
(a) She had left him.
(b) She was gone traveling.
(c) She had died a long time ago.
(d) She lived happily by his side.

5. Who is appointed deputy-constable in the investigation of Silas' stolen gold?
(a) Silas Marner.
(b) Mr. Snell, the landlord.
(c) Godfrey Cass.
(d) Mr. Dowlas.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Dane frames Silas Marner for what crime in Lantern Yard?

2. Who is Godfrey Cass in love with?

3. How is it decided to try to sell Wildfire?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Godfrey overthink his guilt and planned confessions throughout the story?

2. What is the overall feel of the conversation at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?

3. Explain Silas Marner’s reaction to his gold being lost.

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

5. What does the incident with the brown earthenware pot show about Silas’ condition?

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

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

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

9. How does Eliot portray Silas Marner’s sudden arrival at the Rainbow?

10. How is Raveloe different from Lantern Yard?

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