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

2. What does the landlord first have Silas Marner do after he arrives at the Rainbow?
(a) Declare who he thinks stole his gold.
(b) Get the constable.
(c) Tell his whole story with every detail.
(d) Take off his wet coat and sit by the fire.

3. Who is Godfrey Cass in love with?
(a) Sarah of Lantern Yard.
(b) Molly Farren.
(c) Nancy Lammeter.
(d) Molly Pitcher.

4. Why does Silas Marner suspect Jem Rodney of stealing his gold?
(a) He saw Jem sneaking around his house.
(b) He heard Jem planning to take the gold.
(c) He is a known poacher and disreputable.
(d) He has visited Silas Marner often.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other option does Godfrey see besides confessing to his father?

2. What item is discovered near Silas’ cottage that is seen as a clue to the robbery?

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

4. Who is the greatest man in Raveloe?

5. Dunsey blackmails his brother with what information in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Silas Marner’s life in Raveloe like in the years following his arrival from Lantern Yard?

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

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

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

8. How does the sale of Wildfire take place?

9. Silas Marner turns to what activities to comfort himself in his bitterness?

10. How is Raveloe different from Lantern Yard?

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