Q.1
Godfrey is being blackmailed by his brother Dunstan. What does Godfrey hope Dunstan will never reveal to their father?
  • His regular stealing from his father's tenants
  • His gambling habit
  • His secret marriage to a poor, opium-addicted woman
  • His lack of interest in marrying Nancy
Q.2
How many years pass between the ending of Part One and the beginning of Part Two of the book?
  • Five
  • Twelve
  • Sixteen
  • Twenty
Q.3
How does the theft of Silas's money affect the attitude of the people of Raveloe towards him?
  • They become more sympathetic towards him
  • They begin to hate him for having hoarded gold
  • They begin to believe that he deserved ill fortune
  • Their opinions of Silas do not change after the theft
Q.4
How does Nancy respond to Godfrey's admission that he is Eppie's father?
  • With understanding and joy
  • With anger and disappointment
  • With understanding and regret
  • With anger and dismay
Q.5
From what does Silas believe he has been saved?
  • Overwork
  • A living death
  • Alcoholism
  • Returning to Lantern Yard in search of forgiveness
Q.6
Why does Silas Marner move to Raveloe?
  • The congregation of his chapel in town order him to leave and suggest Raveloe as an appropriate place for him to settle
  • He has been falsely accused of theft and chooses to settle somewhere very different from the town where he has always lived
  • He has been falsely accused of theft and wishes to settles very close to the town where he has always lived
  • The congregation of his chapel order him to leave town and Raveloe is the nearest village in which he can settle
Q.7
Why is Silas Marner regarded as a "heathen" by many of the people of Raveloe?
  • He does not attend church
  • He does not drink with the other men at the Rainbow
  • He is unmarried
  • He is not from Raveloe
Q.8
How does Silas view the first arrival of Eppie at his hearth?
  • He sees her as a living replacement for his lost treasure
  • He sees her as somewhat troublesome, but also as his duty to raise
  • He believes that the world owed him the love which Eppie provides
  • He believes that he deserved to have a child of his own
Q.9
Which of the following is true of Dunstan?
  • He has a good understanding of others' impressions of him
  • He bullies those whom he sees as weaker or worth less than himself
  • He genuinely enjoys his brother's company
  • He always intends to repay his debts
Q.10
Which of the following is NOT true of the investigation which follows the theft of Silas's money?
  • No one connects Dunstan's disappearance with the theft of Silas's gold
  • The pedlar is suspected because he is a stranger and visibly different from the people of Raveloe
  • People slowly lose interest in the investigation
  • The investigation involves a painstaking search for evidence as well as an unbiased consideration of this evidence
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