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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 curious habit has Silas Marner reluctantly taken up because it is “good for the fits” (171)?
(a) Eating more red meat.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Going for a job every day.
(d) Smoking a pipe.

2. What topic from Silas Marner’s past do he and Dolly discuss at length?
(a) About the chapel in Lantern Yard.
(b) About the drawing of lots to decide his guilt.
(c) About his fiancé Sarah.
(d) About William Dane’s betrayal.

3. Chapter 11 follows which two characters as they prepare for the New Year’s Eve party?
(a) Silas Marner and Mr. Snell.
(b) Nancy and Priscilla Lammeter.
(c) Dolly and Aaron Winthrop.
(d) Godfrey and Squire Cass.

4. How does Godfrey feel when his daughter doesn’t recognize him?
(a) Rapturous joy at being free.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Terrible regret for his choices.
(d) Conflicting regret and joy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Does anyone connect that the disappearance of both Dunsey and Silas Marner’s gold occurred on the same day?

3. What does Squire Cass decide regarding Dunsey’s position in his household after he staked Wildfire?

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

5. Who is Solomon in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the scene like as the women prepare themselves before the festivities of the great New Year’s Eve dance at the Red House?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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