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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What light does Eppie see when she looks from the bosom of her passed out mother into the falling snow?
(a) The last light of the sunset.
(b) The light of Silas Marner’s cottage.
(c) Faeries dancing in the forest.
(d) The twinkling lights of the Red House.

2. What kind of party does the Cass family throw on Christmas Day?
(a) A family party.
(b) A huge party with the whole town invited.
(c) A ball for all of the local nobleman.
(d) They did not throw a party.

3. During the holidays Godfrey is anxious about money needed to pay his wife to keep his wife silent. How can he get this money?
(a) By selling his father’s horse, Snow Mane.
(b) By stealing it from Silas Marner.
(c) By earning it through trade and merchant enterprises.
(d) By selling his mother’s diamond pin.

4. When Silas tells the story of his finding Eppie to his neighbors, what part does he leave out?
(a) The part about going to get the doctor.
(b) The seizure he had had by the open door.
(c) The part about Molly Farren’s death.
(d) The part about finding Eppie by the hearth.

5. Why is Molly Farren traveling so late in the day?
(a) Because she paused the trip to see if the snow would slow, which it did not.
(b) Because her horse had gotten hurt and she was forced to walk.
(c) Because she had paused to give birth on the side of the road.
(d) Because it was a full day’s journey to get to Raveloe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic from Silas Marner’s past do he and Dolly discuss at length?

2. Where does Silas Marner go to get help after his gold is stolen?

3. Why do Godfrey and Nancy step out during the dance?

4. What does it mean when it says "what does he do but go and stake him" (80) regarding Dunsey and Wildfire?

5. Who gave Silas Marner the pork he is roasting when his gold is stolen?

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