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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Godfrey find out that Wildfire is dead?
(a) Dunsey finally comes home and confesses.
(b) Bryce tells him.
(c) Godfrey finds Wildfire’s body.
(d) Rumor reaches Godfrey while visiting at the Rainbow.

2. How long has Godfrey wooed Nancy Lammeter?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

3. What form of judgment declared Silas Marner guilty of stealing at Lantern Yard?
(a) A court case.
(b) Drawing lots.
(c) The king’s order.
(d) Mediation.

4. To what creature is Silas Marner compared in Chapter 2?
(a) A spindly spider.
(b) A grumpy cow.
(c) A spinning insect.
(d) An angry rat.

5. Who at the Rainbow does Silas accuse of robbing him?
(a) Jem Rodney.
(b) Godfrey Cass.
(c) Mr. Snell, the landlord.
(d) Mr. Dowlass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Silas Marner’s reputation in Lantern Yard before he was betrayed?

2. Why does Dunsey knock on Silas Marner’s door loudly?

3. Why does Silas Marner suspect Jem Rodney of stealing his gold?

4. How much is Wildfire sold for?

5. What does Godfrey hope to gain by marrying Nancy Lammeter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the conversation of the townsfolk differ from the feelings of Silas Marner regarding his stolen treasure?

2. How does the sale of Wildfire take place?

3. Why does Godfrey have such a hard time with the idea of confessing his situation to his father?

4. How does Eliot portray Silas Marner’s sudden arrival at the Rainbow?

5. The absence of Dunsey and the news of the death of Wildfire drives Godfrey to what decision?

6. In what way is Silas Marner deemed guilty of theft by his fellows of Lantern Yard?

7. How does Dunsey get out of having to pay back Godfrey?

8. Explain Silas Marner’s reaction to his gold being lost.

9. What does Eliot accomplish by taking an entire chapter to set the scene at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?

10. Silas Marner’s departure from his home and his travels to Raveloe is compared to the divinities of old in what way?

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