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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. When Godfrey follows Doctor Kimble and Silas Marner, what item of clothing does he forget he is wearing out into the snow?
(a) His thin shoes.
(b) His dress clothes.
(c) His slippers.
(d) His best hat.

2. How does the matter of Silas’ gold being stolen affect the townspeople?
(a) They did not talk about it.
(b) They were afraid to talk, as it might upset the spirits that stole the gold.
(c) They were sorrowful for the weaver.
(d) It gave them something to talk about.

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

4. Why does Dolly Winthrop have time to visit Silas Marner regularly?
(a) Because she was lazy.
(b) Because she rose at 4:30 every morning and got her chores done early and had time to spare.
(c) Because she was in love with Silas Marner and made the time.
(d) Because she was unemployed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Silas Marner and Eppie find Molly Farren’s body, what does Silas do?

2. When Mrs. Kimble asks Silas Marner to surrender the child to the women’s care, what is his response?

3. How does Godfrey’s confession conversation with his father go over all?

4. What is the name of the Cass estate?

5. Why is Dunsey Cass’s absence after he kills Wildfire not a matter of concern or discussion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was Silas Marner doing when Eppie entered his cottage?

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

10. Why is the New Year’s Eve dance more important than the Christmas Day party at the Red House?

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