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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. Why is Molly Farren traveling so late in the day?
(a) Because she had paused to give birth on the side of the road.
(b) Because it was a full day’s journey to get to Raveloe.
(c) Because her horse had gotten hurt and she was forced to walk.
(d) Because she paused the trip to see if the snow would slow, which it did not.

2. Does anyone connect that the disappearance of both Dunsey and Silas Marner’s gold occurred on the same day?
(a) No one made the connection.
(b) Squire Cass kept the story hidden.
(c) A few people were suspicious.
(d) The constable thought so but could not get a warrant.

3. When Silas tells the story of his finding Eppie to his neighbors, what part does he leave out?
(a) The part about finding Eppie by the hearth.
(b) The seizure he had had by the open door.
(c) The part about Molly Farren’s death.
(d) The part about going to get the doctor.

4. How does Silas restrain two-year-old Eppie from wandering far while he works?
(a) By keeping her locked in her room.
(b) By keeping her gated in a corner of the room.
(c) By keeping her in the coal-hole.
(d) By tying her to the leg of his loom.

5. Which party is the biggest event of the year for the Red House?
(a) The Easter gala.
(b) They had no big events.
(c) The New Year’s Eve dance.
(d) The family Christmas party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Squire Cass’s initial reaction to the story of Wildfire and Godfrey’s inability to pay him the 100 pounds?

2. Silas Marner sees a blurred vision of a pile of something yellow on his hearth. What does he think it is?

3. At what time of day did Molly Farren leave to make the trip to the Red House?

4. How much time passes between the end of Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2?

5. At the end of Chapter 14 Eppie is again referred to as an angel, this time leading Silas Marner away from what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Silas attempt to keep track of Eppie while he works?

2. Why does Godfrey feel the need to confess everything at once to his father?

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

4. 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?

5. How does the conversation of the townsfolk differ from the feelings of Silas Marner regarding his stolen treasure?

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

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

8. Why is Molly Farren on her way to the New Year’s Eve dance at the Red House? What are her motivations?

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

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

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