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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the one neighbor who seems to have a genuine, though small, positive impact on Silas Marner?
(a) Mr. Snell.
(b) Nancy Lammeter.
(c) Mr. Macey.
(d) Dolly Winthrop.

2. What does Dunsey mean by “I’m always lucky in my weather” (39)?
(a) He gets luck from all sorts of weather.
(b) He believes that the weather will cooperate for him.
(c) His luck comes from the weather.
(d) He enjoys weather more than most people.

3. What does it mean when it says "what does he do but go and stake him" (80) regarding Dunsey and Wildfire?
(a) He tried to jump a fence and the horse was skewered.
(b) The horse was cooked into steaks.
(c) He wagered the horse on a bet.
(d) He staked a claim for the horse.

4. What topic from Silas Marner’s past do he and Dolly discuss at length?
(a) About his fiancé Sarah.
(b) About the chapel in Lantern Yard.
(c) About William Dane’s betrayal.
(d) About the drawing of lots to decide his guilt.

5. At the end of Chapter 14 Eppie is again referred to as an angel, this time leading Silas Marner away from what?
(a) The city of destruction.
(b) The loss of his money.
(c) The dangers of depression.
(d) The best food in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item did William Dane use to frame Silas Marner?

2. Does Silas Marner attend the Christmas service to which Dolly invited him?

3. Why did Silas Marner need to go to the town in the rain while roasting his dinner?

4. How much is Wildfire sold for?

5. What form of discipline does Silas Marner try to use on Eppie when she wanders off without his knowing?

(see the answer key)

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