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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. How does Silas restrain two-year-old Eppie from wandering far while he works?

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

3. What does Eppie ask Silas Marner if they could build outside of their house?

4. Who does Eppie want to marry?

5. At the end of Chapter 14 Eppie is again referred to as an angel, this time leading Silas Marner away from what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Nancy actually want to step out of the dance with Godfrey? Why or why not?

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

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

5. How does having Eppie affect Silas Marner’s attitude towards church?

6. What happens to Molly Farren and her child on the way to the dance at the Red House?

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

8. How do the visits of his neighbors fail to help Silas Marner?

9. What was Silas Marner doing when Eppie entered his cottage?

10. Why is it guessed that Godfrey and Nancy are “sweethearting” when they step out of the dance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Godfrey Cass is a complicated character. Generally good in his motivations, he is plagued by past sins and current fears. Explain how these fears keep Godfrey from rising to the role of a hero within the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Marner claims the orphan girl Eppie as his own daughter. He sees her as his gold come back to him. How is this symbolism important to the story of Silas Marner’s redemption?

Essay Topic 3

When the novel begins, Silas is already an established person in Raveloe. How is he viewed by his neighbors and those who live in the town?

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