Silas Marner: The Basics

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1. What was Silas Marner's profession? Teacher Farmer Weaver Preacher

2. Which of the following didn't apply to Silas Marner? He was nearsighted He was stoop-shouldered He was subject to fits of catalepsy He was ill-tempered

3. From what far place did Silas come? Lantern Yard Canterbury London Nottingham

4. Why did Silas leave his home and friends, and come to Raveloe? He had committed a crime He was falsely accused of a crime He could find no work in his old home He had a falling-out with his family

5. What quickly became Silas' consuming passion, once he'd settled in Raveloe? His money His religion His garden Revenge

6. What great disaster befell Silas about fifteen years after he came to Raveloe? His house burned down He went blind He was stricken with palsy He was robbed

7. About a year after the disaster befell Silas, a little child wandered from the snowy night into his house. Who were the child's parents? An opium addict and the Squire's respectable son An opium addict and a tinker An opium addict and the Squire's dissolute son We never find out.

8. Silas named the child Hephzibah, or Eppie for short. Who was she named after? Neither His mother Both His sister

9. After Silas decided to keep Eppie and raise her as his own child, which neighbor took a particular interest in helping Silas? Nancy Lammeter Dolly Winthrop Priscilla Lammeter Molly Cass

10. What strange thought did Silas sometimes have about Eppie? That she was an angel who had fallen to earth. That she was gold that had changed to a golden-haired child. That she had sprung up out of the snow like a flower. That he had dreamed her, and she'd become real.

11. Eppie was a golden thread woven through the book. The darker fabric against which her story played out involved the family of Squire Cass. Which of the Squire's son's sins played out in the lives of Silas and Eppie? Dunsey Neither Godfrey Both

12. A shocking discovery brought the story to a climax. What secret finally came to light? The identity of a thief The fate of Dunsey Cass The location of a stolen treasure All of these

13. The childless Godfrey Cass offered to adopt Eppie and give her a lady's life. Silas, of course, wanted her to stay with him, but he also didn't want to stand in the way of her happiness. He told her that she could choose her own path. What did Eppie choose? To marry Aaron and set up a home with him alone. To marry Aaron and stay with Silas. To live with Godfrey Cass and his wife. To forgo marriage and stay with her father.

14. Did Silas ever return to his original home? Yes No

15. How did the story end? With the death of Silas With the marriage of Silas and Dolly Winthrop With the death of Squire Cass With the marriage of Eppie and Arron Winthrop