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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. Where does Silas Marner go to get help after his gold is stolen?

2. How much gold was stolen from Silas Marner?

3. What does the landlord first have Silas Marner do after he arrives at the Rainbow?

4. Who at the Rainbow does Silas accuse of robbing him?

5. What does Silas appear to look like when he arrives at the Rainbow after his gold is stolen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is Silas Marner deemed guilty of theft by his fellows of Lantern Yard?

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

4. The absence of Dunsey and the news of the death of Wildfire drives Godfrey to what decision?

5. What is the narrative point of view of Silas Marner?

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

7. How does the sale of Wildfire take place?

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

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

10. What is the overall feel of the conversation at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick three of the main themes that can be found in the story of Silas Marner.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

A steady, reoccurring theme in the novel centers on how Silas Marner processes the various positive and negative events that occur throughout his life. An example of this can be seen in his hoarded gold. How does Eliot use Silas Marner’s gold and the loss of it to communicate his true brokenness not just from the theft but from his unhealed past?

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