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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. Why does Nancy want her sister Priscilla to wear the same style dress as her?

2. Silas Marner sees a blurred vision of a pile of something yellow on his hearth. What does he think it is?

3. During the holidays Godfrey is anxious about money needed to pay his wife to keep his wife silent. How can he get this money?

4. What curious habit has Silas Marner reluctantly taken up because it is “good for the fits” (171)?

5. What is Squire Cass’s initial reaction to the story of Wildfire and Godfrey’s inability to pay him the 100 pounds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Godfrey meet his father after breakfast?

3. What was Silas Marner doing when Eppie entered his cottage?

4. How does Silas Marner’s trial of using the coal-hole work?

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

6. When Silas Marner claims Eppie, what is the reaction of those at the party?

7. Why is the New Year’s Eve dance more important than the Christmas Day party at the Red House?

8. Why is it guessed that Godfrey and Nancy are “sweethearting” when they step out of the dance?

9. What happens to Molly Farren and her child on the way to the dance at the Red House?

10. Does Nancy actually want to step out of the dance with Godfrey? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Explain the relationships between Godfrey and Nancy Lammeter and Godfrey and Molly Farren. How does each one affect Godfrey’s decision making?

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