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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. What does Godfrey decide to do while waiting for Dunsey to sell Wildfire?
(a) Go to the Rainbow.
(b) Go to see a play.
(c) Visit Nancy Lammeter.
(d) Get some sleep.

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

3. Who is Godfrey Cass in love with?
(a) Molly Farren.
(b) Sarah of Lantern Yard.
(c) Nancy Lammeter.
(d) Molly Pitcher.

4. How does Dunsey initially want to get Silas Marner’s money?
(a) By making friends with the weaver.
(b) By stealing it.
(c) By killing Silas Marner.
(d) By scaring the weaver into lending it to him.

5. When Sally Oats is sick, how does Silas Marner heal her?
(a) With a drink made with peppermint.
(b) With a home cooked meal.
(c) With hot compresses and rest.
(d) With a drink made with foxglove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which pieces of money does Silas use to take care of his needs?

2. How much gold was stolen from Silas Marner?

3. What was the name of Silas Marner’s fiancé in Lantern Yard?

4. What item is discovered near Silas’ cottage that is seen as a clue to the robbery?

5. How does Bryce know that Dunsey wants to sell Wildfire?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Silas heals his neighbor, the cobbler’s wife, from sickness?

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

4. Why was Dunsey able to get away without immediate consequences after “staking” Wildfire during the hunt?

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

6. In what ways does Godfrey overthink his guilt and planned confessions throughout the story?

7. How does the sale of Wildfire take place?

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

9. What is the overall feel of the conversation at the Rainbow before Silas Marner’s arrival?

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

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