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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When he sees the empty hole in his floor where his gold had been, what is Silas’ reaction?
2. What was Silas Marner’s reputation in Lantern Yard before he was betrayed?
3. How does Dunsey initially want to get Silas Marner’s money?
4. What does Dunsey suggest in order for Godfrey to get the money needed to pay his father back?
5. Silas Marner came to Raveloe from which direction?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Dunsey’s thoughts about Silas Marner’s gold in relation to his need for money and his plans to already sell his brother’s horse.
2. Silas Marner’s departure from his home and his travels to Raveloe is compared to the divinities of old in what way?
3. What does the incident with the brown earthenware pot show about Silas’ condition?
4. Why does Godfrey have such a hard time with the idea of confessing his situation to his father?
5. In what way is Silas Marner deemed guilty of theft by his fellows of Lantern Yard?
6. How is Raveloe different from Lantern Yard?
7. Silas Marner turns to what activities to comfort himself in his bitterness?
8. How does the reaction of the crowd at the Rainbow to the theft differ from our modern handling of a crime?
9. Did Silas Marner suspect the possibility of being robbed? Why or why not?
10. What was Silas Marner’s life in Raveloe like in the years following his arrival from Lantern Yard?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Summarize the response of Squire Cass when Godfrey confesses the situation about Dunsey, the horse Wildfire, and the lost money.
Essay Topic 2
When the novel begins, Silas is already an established person in Raveloe. How is he viewed by his neighbors and those who live in the town?
Essay Topic 3
Godfrey Cass is a complicated character. Generally good in his motivations, he is plagued by past sins and current fears. Explain how these fears keep Godfrey from rising to the role of a hero within the narrative.
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