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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Godfrey follows Doctor Kimble and Silas Marner, what item of clothing does he forget he is wearing out into the snow?
(a) His slippers.
(b) His dress clothes.
(c) His thin shoes.
(d) His best hat.

2. For what reason does Godfrey want to avoid going to the hunt to sell Wildfire himself?
(a) He was bored of hunting.
(b) He was not very fond of hunting.
(c) He was too tired from a long day of work.
(d) It was near the home of Molly Farren.

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 mother’s diamond pin.
(b) By selling his father’s horse, Snow Mane.
(c) By stealing it from Silas Marner.
(d) By earning it through trade and merchant enterprises.

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

5. How long does the New Year’s Eve dance last?
(a) It lasted for days.
(b) One whole night.
(c) A lunch and a dinner.
(d) An evening of splendid fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Dolly’s visit seems to go better than others, why is Silas happy when she leaves?

2. Who proves to be a great help to Silas Marner as he figures out how to parent Eppie?

3. Doctor Kimble, Silas Marner, Dolly Winthrop, and who else go back to investigate Molly Farren’s condition?

4. What song does Dolly Winthrop have Aaron sing for Silas Marner?

5. When Squire Cass begins pushing Godfrey to propose to Nancy Lammeter, what is Godfrey’s response?

(see the answer key)

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