1. How does Maggie react when Tom takes Lucy to the pond and tells Maggie not to come?
(a) She pushes Lucy into the mud.
(b) She begins to fight with Tom.
(c) She jumps into the pond.
(d) She runs away.

2. What is Mr. Tulliver's main regret about his children?
(a) His children do not do chores around the house.
(b) His children do not get along with each other.
(c) His daughter, not his son, is most like him.
(d) His son, not his daughter, is most like him.

3. Why does Maggie leap to Tom's defense while Mr. Tulliver discusses Tom's education with Mr. Riley?
(a) Mr. Tulliver says that he does not mean for Tom to be a miller and a farmer.
(b) Mr. Tulliver says that Tom is never likely to become much of a scholar.
(c) Mr. Tulliver says that if Tom is a miller, he turns Mr. Tulliver out of his own mill.
(d) Mr. Tulliver says that he has something on his mind regarding Tom.

4. What do the Tullivers think of their daughter, Maggie?
(a) She is obedient but foolish.
(b) She is pretty and docile.
(c) She is smart and mischievous.
(d) She is hardworking but dumb.

5. While Mr. Tulliver is talking to Mr. Riley about Tom, what does he confide in Mr. Riley about Maggie?
(a) He fears that Maggie never wants to leave home because she is so close to her parents.
(b) He fears that Maggie is popular with the boys when she is older.
(c) He fears that Maggie is sorry to see Tom go away to school.
(d) He fears that Maggie's cleverness leads to trouble when she grows up and becomes a woman.