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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. Where does Silas Marner go to get help after his gold is stolen?
(a) The Rainbow.
(b) The town hall.
(c) Squire Cass’s house.
(d) The local church.

2. How much gold was stolen from Silas Marner?
(a) 272 pounds, 12 and 6 pence.
(b) 172 pounds, 12 and 6 pence.
(c) Over 300 pounds.
(d) 272 pounds.

3. Which two people go with Silas Marner to the constable’s after his gold is stolen?
(a) Mr. Dowlas and Jem Rodney.
(b) Mr. Snell, the landlord, and Godfrey.
(c) Mr. Snell, the landlord, and Mr. Dowlas.
(d) Godfrey and Mr. Dowlas.

4. Who is Squire Cass’s eldest son?
(a) Dunsey Cass.
(b) Dunstan Cass.
(c) Silas Marner.
(d) Godfrey Cass.

5. What other option does Godfrey see besides confessing to his father?
(a) Bankruptcy.
(b) Enlisting as a soldier.
(c) A life spent in fear.
(d) Moving away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Godfrey Cass in love with?

2. What does Silas Marner decide to do after returning from the village and while waiting for his supper to cook?

3. What does Dunsey mean by “I’m always lucky in my weather” (39)?

4. Who at the Rainbow does Silas accuse of robbing him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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