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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1: Chapter 9 | Book 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do we know that Maggie tends to be rambunctious?
(a) She manages to stay neat and clean.
(b) She likes to read books.
(c) She is always getting her clothes dirty.
(d) She sits still to have her hair combed.

2. Why does Mrs. Tulliver panic when she cannot find Maggie?
(a) She thinks that Maggie is getting into trouble.
(b) She thinks that Maggie should apologize to Lucy.
(c) She thinks that Maggie runs away.
(d) She thinks that Maggie drowns in the pond.

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

4. What member of Maggie's family indulges her the most?
(a) Her aunt, Mrs. Glegg.
(b) Her father, Mr. Tulliver.
(c) Her brother, Tom.
(d) Her mother, Mrs. Tulliver.

5. How does the narrator say that Maggie looks compared to her cousin Lucy?
(a) Like a cold, clear shaft of ice.
(b) Like a rough, dark, overgrown puppy.
(c) Like a newly blossomed rose.
(d) Like a bright, sharp knife blade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think of Mrs. Pullet's grief over old Mrs. Sutton's death?

2. Why is it hard on Maggie to have her aunts and uncles and cousins come to visit?

3. Why is Maggie nervous about seeing Tom when he comes home?

4. Why does looking at the new bonnet make Mrs. Tulliver and Mrs. Pullet so sad?

5. What happens to Maggie when she tries to hug Tom because she is so delighted by the music coming from the music box?

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