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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 issue does Dolly Winthrop confront Silas Marner regarding?
(a) His past life in Lantern Yard.
(b) His failure to protect his gold.
(c) His ability to care for himself.
(d) His attitude towards attending church.

2. At what time of day did Molly Farren leave to make the trip to the Red House?
(a) At an early hour.
(b) Late in the day.
(c) Just before sunrise.
(d) At noon.

3. How much time passes between the end of Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2?
(a) 16 months.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 16years.

4. What positive effect does the loss of his treasure have on Silas Marner’s relationship with his neighbors?
(a) Rather than be repulsed and avoidant, they now pitied him.
(b) They wrote Silas Marner off as a broken man.
(c) They came down harder than ever with their criticisms.
(d) He began to be viewed as a community leader.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What light does Eppie see when she looks from the bosom of her passed out mother into the falling snow?

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

4. What is the one item that stands out as peculiar on Molly Farren’s body?

5. Silas Marner sees a blurred vision of a pile of something yellow on his hearth. What does he think it is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Dolly Winthrop seems to be the only visitor who comes with genuine care. Does her visit succeed in convincing Silas Marner to attend church on Christmas? Why or why not?

2. What profession is the Kimble family famous for, and why will that end soon?

3. How does Silas attempt to keep track of Eppie while he works?

4. Why does Godfrey feel the need to confess everything at once to his father?

5. Why is the connection between Eppie’s hair and Marner’s lost gold significant?

6. How does Silas Marner’s trial of using the coal-hole work?

7. Why is Molly Farren on her way to the New Year’s Eve dance at the Red House? What are her motivations?

8. Why is the New Year’s Eve dance more important than the Christmas Day party at the Red House?

9. How is Silas Marner viewed as Part 2 of the story begins?

10. How does Godfrey handle Silas Marner’s adoption of Eppie?

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