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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. What is the name of the Cass estate?
(a) The Red House.
(b) Raveloe Manor.
(c) Stoning Yard.
(d) The Rainbow.

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

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

4. Where do the upper class women of Raveloe prepare for the great New Years Eve dance at the Red House?
(a) They dressed up beforehand, and applied makeup after their arrival.
(b) They prepared at home and arrived ready for the evening.
(c) No preparations were necessary.
(d) They sent their cosmetics and clothing ahead and prepared for the party right at the house.

5. Who proves to be a great help to Silas Marner as he figures out how to parent Eppie?
(a) Squire Cass.
(b) Dolly Winthrop.
(c) Nancy Lammeter.
(d) Godfrey Cass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Eppie want to marry?

3. How long does the New Year’s Eve dance last?

4. How does Eppie help bring Silas Marner back into the church?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Godfrey meet his father after breakfast?

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

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

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

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

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