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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. What form of discipline does Silas Marner try to use on Eppie when she wanders off without his knowing?
2. Who proves to be a great help to Silas Marner as he figures out how to parent Eppie?
3. Who is Molly Farren?
4. What holiday came shortly after Dolly Winthrop’s visit?
5. What light does Eppie see when she looks from the bosom of her passed out mother into the falling snow?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Godfrey meet his father after breakfast?
2. How does Godfrey handle Silas Marner’s adoption of Eppie?
3. What is the scene like as the women prepare themselves before the festivities of the great New Year’s Eve dance at the Red House?
4. Why is Molly Farren on her way to the New Year’s Eve dance at the Red House? What are her motivations?
5. What does Squire Cass mean when he tells Godfrey to “turn over a new leaf”?
6. What profession is the Kimble family famous for, and why will that end soon?
7. What happens to Molly Farren and her child on the way to the dance at the Red House?
8. Why is the connection between Eppie’s hair and Marner’s lost gold significant?
9. Why does Godfrey feel the need to confess everything at once to his father?
10. Who helps Silas Marner navigate parenthood? How was this helpful?
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
Explain the relationships between Godfrey and Nancy Lammeter and Godfrey and Molly Farren. How does each one affect Godfrey’s decision making?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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