Q.1
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.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
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
Q.4
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.5
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.6
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.7
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.8
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.9
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.10
From what does Silas believe he has been saved?
  • Overwork
  • A living death
  • Alcoholism
  • Returning to Lantern Yard in search of forgiveness
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