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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 does Eppie ask Silas Marner if they could build outside of their house?
(a) A shed.
(b) A path to the Stone-pits.
(c) A garden.
(d) A gazebo.

2. What event at parties made Uncle Kimble, the doctor, intense and bitter?
(a) Dancing for hours on end.
(b) Playing cards and drinking brandy.
(c) Eating fancy foods.
(d) Not getting enough rest.

3. Why is Silas Marner valuable to Raveloe?
(a) He is a religious leader.
(b) He is helpful.
(c) He is a talented linen-weaver.
(d) He is a wealthy aristocrat.

4. Who is Solomon in Chapter 11?
(a) The fiddler at the New Year’s Eve party.
(b) The head butler at the Red House.
(c) An important guest of Squire Cass.
(d) Nancy Lammeter’s brother.

5. Does Silas Marner's form of discipline for Eppie work?
(a) Mostly, but it hurts Silas Marner’s heart every time he has to do it.
(b) No. Eppie ends up going back in on her own.
(c) Yes. It is an unmitigated success.
(d) No. Eppie is so scared she runs away again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Silas Marner unaware of Eppie’s entrance into his cottage?

2. What kind of party does the Cass family throw on Christmas Day?

3. When Mrs. Kimble asks Silas Marner to surrender the child to the women’s care, what is his response?

4. What time of day does Godfrey choose to finally confess to his father?

5. How does Godfrey find out that Wildfire is dead?

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