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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5: Chapter 7 | Book 6: Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What character trait explains why Tom and Maggie won't take Bob's money?
(a) Pride.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Arrogance.
2. What do the aunts and uncles think of Tom, now that he grows up?
(a) He becomes a credit to the family.
(b) He may be able to restore the Tullivers' good name.
(c) He should leave the Tullivers and live somewhere else.
(d) He is an embarrassment to the family.
3. What does Mr. Tulliver force Tom to write on his own behalf in the Bible?
(a) That Tom takes care of his mother and sister as long as he lives.
(b) That Tom finds some other business to go into that is not as heartbreaking.
(c) That Tom exacts some revenge on Wakem, if he has the chance.
(d) That Tom takes care of the mill for as long as he lives.
4. Why is it particularly bad timing for Mr. Tulliver to lose the lawsuit?
(a) He is hoping to take out a second mortgage on his property.
(b) He hopes to be able to afford to keep Tom in school.
(c) He has listed his household furniture as security to pay a debt.
(d) He is just about to expand the mill.
5. Why does Maggie resolve never to see Philip again?
(a) Her family does not approve.
(b) She supposes that he must have many other things to do with his time.
(c) She does not like him very well.
(d) She thinks that he has something to do with her family's bankruptcy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mr. Tulliver feel is his strongest reason for staying and working at the mill?
2. What do Mrs. Tulliver's sisters tell Mr. Tulliver about the clergyman he plans to send Tom to study with?
3. What is Maggie's one indulgence during the period when she is nursing her father back to health?
4. Why does Mr. Tulliver advise Maggie and Tom not to become too close to Philip?
5. What does Maggie say to Tom after they leave Philip?
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