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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 was Squire Cass’s opinion never “disturbed by comparison” (84)?
(a) Because he did not listen to other opinions in the first place.
(b) Because he did not associate with other nobility higher than his own station.
(c) Because he was afraid of being found wrong.
(d) Because he was so old, he was set in his ways for life.

2. Why does Godfrey owe 100 pounds to his father?
(a) He wanted to enlist.
(b) He had collected it from his father’s tenant, Fowler, and then let Dunsey borrow it and then lose it.
(c) He needed the money to pay off a gambling debt.
(d) He needed to buy a new horse.

3. Most of Silas Marner’s neighbors have what kind of tone with him when they visit him after his loss?
(a) They are angry and attacking.
(b) They are cheery and positive.
(c) They are sad and sorrowful.
(d) They are condescending and not comforting.

4. Why do Godfrey and Nancy step out during the dance?
(a) Nancy’s dress had suffered a slight accident.
(b) They wanted some time to play cards.
(c) They were “sweethearting”.
(d) They needed to have a serious conversation.

5. What time of day does Godfrey choose to finally confess to his father?
(a) After Dunsey finally returns.
(b) After the New Year’s Eve party.
(c) In the evening after dinner.
(d) In the morning after breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Squire Cass when he is described in Chapter 9?

2. Doctor Kimble, Silas Marner, Dolly Winthrop, and who else go back to investigate Molly Farren’s condition?

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

4. What positive effect does the loss of his treasure have on Silas Marner’s relationship with his neighbors?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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