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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was cooking in Silas Marner’s cottage when Dunsey went in?

3. Who at the Rainbow does Silas accuse of robbing him?

4. How is it decided to try to sell Wildfire?

5. Who attempts to mediate the conversation at the Rainbow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the sale of Wildfire take place?

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

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

6. What seems to be William Dane’s motivation in framing Silas Marner as a thief after nine years of friendship?

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

8. What was Silas Marner’s life in Raveloe like in the years following his arrival from Lantern Yard?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the loss of his gold and the arrival of Eppie alter Silas Marner’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize the response of Squire Cass when Godfrey confesses the situation about Dunsey, the horse Wildfire, and the lost money.

Essay Topic 3

A steady, reoccurring theme in the novel centers on how Silas Marner processes the various positive and negative events that occur throughout his life. An example of this can be seen in his hoarded gold. How does Eliot use Silas Marner’s gold and the loss of it to communicate his true brokenness not just from the theft but from his unhealed past?

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