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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. Silas Marner came to Raveloe from which direction?

2. What other option does Godfrey see besides confessing to his father?

3. Who were the “pallid undersized men” (9) who looked odd next to the “brawny country-folk” (9)?

4. What does Dunsey suggest in order for Godfrey to get the money needed to pay his father back?

5. Why is Godfrey waiting to speak with Dunsey when they enter the story in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Silas Marner’s life in Raveloe like in the years following his arrival from Lantern Yard?

2. What does the incident with the brown earthenware pot show about Silas’ condition?

3. How does Dunsey get out of having to pay back Godfrey?

4. What does Eliot accomplish by taking an entire chapter to set the scene at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?

5. Silas Marner turns to what activities to comfort himself in his bitterness?

6. Why is Godfrey Cass waiting to see his brother, Dunsey in the first scene where we meet them in Chapter 3?

7. Explain Silas Marner’s reaction to his gold being lost.

8. Silas Marner’s departure from his home and his travels to Raveloe is compared to the divinities of old in what way?

9. Why does Godfrey have such a hard time with the idea of confessing his situation to his father?

10. How does the reaction of the crowd at the Rainbow to the theft differ from our modern handling of a crime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In your own words explain some of the challenges you might see Silas Marner facing while raising the two-year-old girl Eppie into adulthood.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Summarize the response of Squire Cass when Godfrey confesses the situation about Dunsey, the horse Wildfire, and the lost money.

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