Q.1.
Why do the people of Raveloe mistrust Silas before the theft of his gold?
Q.2.
Dolly stamps the letters "I. H. S." on her cakes. What is her explanation for this practice?
Q.3.
Raveloe cannot be protected from coming change. Which of the following is true of change in the novel?
Q.4.
What replaces the chapel community in Lantern Yard?
Q.5.
What does the novel say about community?
Q.6.
"No one knew where wandering men had their homes or their origin; and how was a man to be explained unless you at least knew somebody who knew his father and mother?" How is this suspicion on the part of the villagers counteracted in the novel?
Q.7.
In the first part of the novel, what is considered to be lacking in both Silas's cottage and in the Red House, the Squire's home?
Q.8.
What is the significance of the hearth in the novel?
Q.9.
The novel portrays Eppie as a treasure to replace Silas's lost gold. Which of the following is true?
Q.10.
Godfrey's life is diminished to the same extent in which Silas's is enriched. Why?