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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 is it like outside when Dunsey left the weaver’s cottage?
(a) It was raining and dark.
(b) It was early morning and dewy.
(c) The sun was setting and it was breezy.
(d) It was pitch black and warm.

2. Which pieces of money does Silas use to take care of his needs?
(a) The guineas.
(b) The shillings and sixpences.
(c) The crowns.
(d) The half-crowns.

3. When Dunsey finds Silas Marner absent from his cottage, what does he decide to do?
(a) Steal the gold before he returns.
(b) Steal the gold and then burn down the house.
(c) Come back another day.
(d) Wait until he returns and then ask him to borrow the money he needs.

4. What does Dunsey suggest in order for Godfrey to get the money needed to pay his father back?
(a) That Godfrey should sell his horse, Wildfire.
(b) That Godfrey should marry Nancy Lammeter and use her dowry.
(c) That Godfrey should use his savings.
(d) That Godfrey should sell his house.

5. Who at the Rainbow does Silas accuse of robbing him?
(a) Mr. Snell, the landlord.
(b) Mr. Dowlass.
(c) Jem Rodney.
(d) Godfrey Cass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Squire Cass’s wife?

2. Why is Silas Marner valuable to Raveloe?

3. How does the evening’s conversation at the Rainbow begin?

4. Who do Godfrey and Dunsey decide should sell Wildfire?

5. The loss of Wildfire causes Dunsey to turn to what source to get his brother’s money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the narrative point of view of Silas Marner?

3. Silas Marner’s departure from his home and his travels to Raveloe is compared to the divinities of old in what way?

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

5. Describe Dunsey’s thoughts about Silas Marner’s gold in relation to his need for money and his plans to already sell his brother’s horse.

6. What seems to be William Dane’s motivation in framing Silas Marner as a thief after nine years of friendship?

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

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

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

10. Why does Godfrey have such a hard time with the idea of confessing his situation to his father?

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