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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. Who was William Dane?
2. Who gave Silas Marner the pork he is roasting when his gold is stolen?
3. What other option does Godfrey see besides confessing to his father?
4. How long before the story begins had Silas Marner arrived at Raveloe?
5. What physical malady afflicted Silas Marner from time to time?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dunsey get out of having to pay back Godfrey?
2. What does Eliot accomplish by taking an entire chapter to set the scene at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?
3. How does the conversation of the townsfolk differ from the feelings of Silas Marner regarding his stolen treasure?
4. In what way is Silas Marner deemed guilty of theft by his fellows of Lantern Yard?
5. Silas Marner’s departure from his home and his travels to Raveloe is compared to the divinities of old in what way?
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. What was Silas Marner’s life in Raveloe like in the years following his arrival from Lantern Yard?
9. Why does Godfrey have such a hard time with the idea of confessing his situation to his father?
10. Did Silas Marner suspect the possibility of being robbed? Why or why not?
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
In Part 2 of the novel, we see Godfrey Cass happy with everything except his lack of children. How does Eliot use Godfrey’s this as a symbol of the consequences of his failure to do what was right?
Essay Topic 3
Silas Marner raised Eppie as his own, while Godfrey Cass cared for her from afar but never claimed her as his own kin. Compare the rights of Silas Marner and Godfrey Cass to claim Eppie as their own daughter.
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