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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. How much time passes between the end of Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 16 months.
(c) 16years.
(d) 15 years.

2. Silas Marner sees a blurred vision of a pile of something yellow on his hearth. What does he think it is?
(a) Eppie’s golden hair.
(b) Yarn for his loom.
(c) His stolen gold returned to him.
(d) A pile of straw.

3. Who is the one neighbor who seems to have a genuine, though small, positive impact on Silas Marner?
(a) Dolly Winthrop.
(b) Mr. Macey.
(c) Nancy Lammeter.
(d) Mr. Snell.

4. Who is Solomon in Chapter 11?
(a) Nancy Lammeter’s brother.
(b) An important guest of Squire Cass.
(c) The head butler at the Red House.
(d) The fiddler at the New Year’s Eve party.

5. How does Godfrey’s confession conversation with his father go over all?
(a) He manages to get through part but not all of his confession.
(b) He lies to get what he wants.
(c) He bears his heart and tells all.
(d) He chickens out and does not say anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dolly Winthrop’s son?

2. What form of discipline does Silas Marner try to use on Eppie when she wanders off without his knowing?

3. What curious habit has Silas Marner reluctantly taken up because it is “good for the fits” (171)?

4. What light does Eppie see when she looks from the bosom of her passed out mother into the falling snow?

5. What does Eppie ask Silas Marner if they could build outside of their house?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Silas Marner claims Eppie, what is the reaction of those at the party?

2. Is the religious life of Raveloe the same as that of Lantern Yard?

3. Who helps Silas Marner navigate parenthood? How was this helpful?

4. What is the scene like as the women prepare themselves before the festivities of the great New Year’s Eve dance at the Red House?

5. Dolly Winthrop seems to be the only visitor who comes with genuine care. Does her visit succeed in convincing Silas Marner to attend church on Christmas? Why or why not?

6. What does Eppie express a desire for as they leave the church? How does this reflect Eppie’s life with Silas Marner?

7. Does Nancy actually want to step out of the dance with Godfrey? Why or why not?

8. Why does Godfrey meet his father after breakfast?

9. How does Silas Marner’s trial of using the coal-hole work?

10. Why is it guessed that Godfrey and Nancy are “sweethearting” when they step out of the dance?

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