1. Why does Philip's deformity make Maggie feel more tender toward him?
(a) She likes to have her love appreciated by those who are not used to it.
(b) She feels sorry for Philip because he is made fun of in the past.
(c) She thinks the hunchback is very handsome.
(d) She lacks confidence in her ability to inspire love in anyone who is not deformed.

2. Why doesn't Philip want to ask Maggie to marry him right away?
(a) He feels certain that Maggie does not accept his proposal.
(b) He fears that his father and her brother do not approve.
(c) He is not sure that he really wants to marry her.
(d) He does not want to offer her a life of poverty.

3. What does the narrator say it means when a young boy appears sheepish?
(a) He is in awe of your wisdom.
(b) He is thinking of counterarguments to your views.
(c) He thinks you are strange.
(d) He is carefully listening to what you say.

4. How does Tom react when he is offered a share in the business at Guest and Company?
(a) He tells his uncle he'd rather wait a few more years first.
(b) He immediately accepts.
(c) He asks his uncle to buy the old mill instead.
(d) He declines the offer and starts his own business instead.

5. Why is Maggie nervous about seeing Tom when he comes home?
(a) She thinks he forgets about her since he is away.
(b) She fears that Tom is upset about being sent away to study.
(c) She forgets to feed his rabbits and they die.
(d) She wants to convince him to take her fishing with him.