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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. After Silas Marner and Eppie find Molly Farren’s body, what does Silas do?
(a) He takes Eppie to the Red House looking for a doctor.
(b) He leaves the body for others to deal with.
(c) He returns to his cottage to take Eppie away from the sight.
(d) He buries Molly’s remains.

2. Who does Eppie want to marry?
(a) Nancy Lammeter’s son, Charles.
(b) Dolly Winthrop’s son, Aaron.
(c) Nancy Lammeter’s son, Sebastian.
(d) Dolly Winthrop’s son, Joseph.

3. What is Molly Farren addicted to?
(a) Opium.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Pain.
(d) Alcohol.

4. What is the one story genuinely considered by the town to explain the robbery of the gold?
(a) That Dunsey Cass was to blame.
(b) That it was connected to the discovered tinderbox and peddler.
(c) That it must have been magical.
(d) That Silas Marner was lying.

5. What is the weather like as Molly Farren traveled to Raveloe?
(a) It was snowing heavily.
(b) It was sunny with high winds.
(c) It was raining.
(d) It was warm and foggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Silas Marner attend the Christmas service to which Dolly invited him?

2. Which party is the biggest event of the year for the Red House?

3. What is both Godfrey and Squire Cass’s first guess about what happened to Wildfire?

4. Why does Godfrey owe 100 pounds to his father?

5. What event at parties made Uncle Kimble, the doctor, intense and bitter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What profession is the Kimble family famous for, and why will that end soon?

2. What happens to Molly Farren and her child on the way to the dance at the Red House?

3. What does Squire Cass mean when he tells Godfrey to “turn over a new leaf”?

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

5. Why is the connection between Eppie’s hair and Marner’s lost gold significant?

6. How do the visits of his neighbors fail to help Silas Marner?

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

8. How does Godfrey handle Silas Marner’s adoption of Eppie?

9. How is Silas Marner viewed as Part 2 of the story begins?

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

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