Senior High School: 11th and 12th Grade - Literature - Silas Marner - Extract 1 Solution

Q.1.

What is the immediate context for this passage?

Q.2.

What immediately follows this passage?

Q.3.

Godfrey is reluctant to tell Nancy what has been found in the Stone-pit. How is his reluctance conveyed?

Q.4.

What might Godfrey feel is the "deep meaning" in the manner by which Dunstan died?

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Godfrey feels his own behavior has been vindicated and that he is free of trouble
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He believes Dunstan's physical fall into the pit corresponds to his moral and spiritual fall to temptation
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He is merely trying to heighten Nancy's suspense
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He is referring to the literal depth of the pit

Q.5.

Nancy tends towards putting her husband's feelings before her own. How is this habit evident in this passage?

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She tries not to let her lips quiver or to show any other signs of agitation
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She refrains from asking questions
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Although she feels ashamed to be connected to Dunstan's criminal behavior, she immediately thinks how much worse her husband must feel
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All of the above

Q.6.

What is the meaning of Godfrey's silence at the end of the passage?

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He is hesitating to tell Nancy about Eppie and his first marriage
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He is reflecting over his brother's long absence
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He is feeling grateful that the Squire never had to hear about Dunstan's shameful behavior
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His silence has no meaning

Q.7.

How might the atmosphere of this passage best be described?

Q.8.

Nancy is slightly surprised at Godfrey's hesitation in telling her about Dunstan. Which one of the following is NOT a reason for her surprise?

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She believes that even suicide is not as awful as the many suspicions people have held about Dunstan
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She feels that Godfrey's emotions would naturally have grown in strength over time
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She knows that Godfrey and Dunstan did not care much for each other
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She is unprepared to think of her disappeared brother-in-law as capable of stealing

Q.9.

Godfrey expresses much anxiety in this passage. To which of the following is this anxiety most closely connected?

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His fear that Silas will seek revenge for Dustan's theft
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His fear that Silas will discover that he is Eppie's father
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His fear of telling Nancy his own secret
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His fear that Dustan's behavior has brought shame to himself, his wife and his brothers

Q.10.

How does Nancy receive Godfrey's news about the discovery in the Stone-pit?