The Mill on the Floss MCQs
1. In which year was The Mill on the Floss first published?
A. 1855
B. 1860
C. 1865
D. 1870
2. The story revolves around the relationship between two siblings. What are the first names of these two Tulliver children who are the novel’s central characters?
A. Luke and Lucy
B. Tom and Maggie
C. Stephen and Philip
D. Bob and Bessy
3. The setting is deeply connected to the natural landscape. What is the name of the river that flows past Dorlcote Mill?
A. The Ripple
B. The Avon
C. The Floss
D. The Trent
4. The family’s livelihood is tied to their property. Which character is the miller and proud owner of Dorlcote Mill at the start of the novel?
A. Mr. Deane
B. Mr. Riley
C. Mr. Glegg
D. Mr. Tulliver
5. The physical appearance of the characters often reflects their inner nature. What is Maggie’s most notable and defining physical feature as a child?
A. Her blue eyes
B. Her blonde, curly hair
C. Her dark, unruly hair and dark eyes
D. Her pale complexion
6. Concerned about his son’s future in a changing world, what is the main educational resolution Mr. Tulliver makes for Tom?
A. To make him a miller and farmer.
B. To apprentice him to Lawyer Wakem.
C. To send him to a good school.
D. To send him abroad to study.
7. Despite wanting Tom to be educated, which specific profession does Mr. Tulliver ideally not want him to pursue?
A. Surveyor
B. Lawyer
C. Auctioneer and valuer
D. Engineer
8. Mr. Tulliver wants Tom to be a “scholard” to handle lawsuits and what other type of legal procedure?
A. Testaments
B. Arbitrations
C. Criminal defence
D. Bankruptcy
9. Reflecting on her prime years, about how old is Mrs. Tulliver mentioned to be?
A. Nearly fifty
B. Nearly forty
C. Nearly sixty
D. Nearly thirty
10. When complaining about his own schooling, Mr. Tulliver says his father’s education consisted of “a bit o’ birch” and what else?
A. A book of sermons
B. The alphabet
C. A whip
D. A slate
11. When Mr. Tulliver says his wife can’t step over ‘it’, what analogy is he using for her inability to overcome small obstacles?
A. A stick i’ the road
B. A mole on a waggoner’s face
C. A missing collar
D. A piece of bad malt
12. Mr. Tulliver refuses to send Tom to another ’cademy’ because the boys there are made to do what menial task?
A. Studying Latin
B. Blacking the family’s shoes
C. Fighting amongst themselves
D. Learning geometry
13. What is the name of the lawyer whom Mr. Tulliver frequently mentions as his rival and adversary?
A. Mr Glegg
B. Mr Riley
C. Lawyer Wakem
D. Mr Pivart
14. The auctioneer Mr. Riley is coming to Dorlcote Mill for what specific purpose?
A. To arbitrate about the dam
B. To discuss the loan to Mr Moss
C. To review Mr Tulliver’s will
D. To set the price of corn
15. For what solemn and final purpose does Mrs. Tulliver only trust herself to select the best Holland sheets?
A. To wash them
B. To put them on the best bed
C. To lay them out as winding sheets
D. To display them
16. Mr. Tulliver confesses to Mr. Riley that he chose his wife Bessy for what specific intellectual quality?
A. Because she wasn’t too clever.
B. Because she was clever at domestic affairs.
C. Because she was as clever as her sisters.
D. Because she was clever enough to handle lawyers.
17. In Mr. Tulliver’s view of the world, rats, weevils, and lawyers were all created by whom?
A. God
B. Man
C. Old Harry (the devil)
D. Natural forces
18. What historical book by Daniel Defoe, purchased for its good binding, did Maggie possess?
A. The History of the Devil
B. Holy Living and Dying
C. Æsop’s Fables
D. The Pilgrim’s Progress
19. In which book does Maggie show Mr. Riley a picture of the devil fighting Christian, which Tom has colored in?
A. Æsop’s Fables
B. Animated Nature
C. The History of the Devil
D. The Pilgrim’s Progress
20. Mr. Tulliver is proud that Tom shows a practical “notion o’ things” in what area of knowledge?
A. Writing with a flourish
B. Things out o’ door
C. Latin declensions
D. Geometry
21. What is the name of the clergyman whom Mr. Riley recommends as a suitable tutor for Tom?
A. Mr Stelling
B. Mr Jacobs
C. Mr Timpson
D. Mr Gore
22. The Rev. Mr. Stelling is described as having what particular academic status from Oxford University?
A. B.A.
B. M.A.
C. D.D.
D. Fellow
23. According to Mr. Riley’s opinion, “all the best schoolmasters” belong to which profession?
A. The clergy
B. Engineers
C. Law
D. The military
24. How far away is Mr. Stelling’s school located in the town of King’s Lorton?
A. About seven miles
B. About fifteen miles
C. About fifty miles
D. Too far to travel in a day
25. When the inquisitive young Maggie asks Mr. Riley what makes him so clever, how does he respond to her question?
A. By saying he was very clever.
B. By mentioning he had a silver snuff-box and a new gig.
C. By stating he knew all about Latin.
D. By claiming he was a bishop.
26. On the day her father plans to fetch Tom from the academy, why is Maggie prevented from going along?
A. She was being punished.
B. The morning was too wet.
C. She had chores to do.
D. She was sick.
27. After being told her unruly hair would not curl, what specific act of rebellion did Maggie perform in frustration?
A. She cut it all off with her scissors.
B. She ran away from home.
C. She refused to speak for a day.
D. She dyed it a different color.
28. Maggie’s deep love for the mill was due to its resolute din, its unresting motion, and the sweet, pure scent of what substance?
A. Corn
B. Water
C. Oil
D. Meal
29. Which part of the mill, where she could slide down large heaps of grain, did Maggie like best for recreation?
A. The sluice gate
B. The engine room
C. The corn-hutch
D. The miller’s office
30. Upon his return from the academy, what unfortunate news does Tom deliver to Maggie?
A. That he was not coming home to stay.
B. That his pet rabbits are all dead.
C. That the mill’s machinery was broken.
D. That the river Floss was flooding.
31. While visiting the miller Luke’s cottage, what specific series of pictures did Maggie look at?
A. A series of pictures representing the Prodigal Son.
B. A portrait of the original miller.
C. A statue of a small lamb.
D. A landscape painting of the river Floss.
32. What contrast does the narrator draw between Tom’s plain features and Maggie’s expressive face?
A. That Tom’s looks were handsome, while Maggie’s were plain.
B. That Tom’s average look often conceals rigid and inflexible purposes.
C. That Maggie was destined for tragedy and Tom for worldly success.
D. That Tom was destined to be a lawyer, and Maggie a teacher.
33. When Maggie asks Tom to put bait on her fishing hook for her, what object did he assure her couldn’t feel pain?
A. Fish
B. Worms
C. Frogs
D. Flies
34. The family gathering to discuss Tom’s school plan occurred during which holiday week?
A. Christmas
B. Michaelmas
C. Easter
D. Ladyday
35. Mrs. Glegg avoids wearing her best lace fronts on weekdays to maintain a distinction between what two aspects of life?
A. Public and private
B. Old and new
C. The sacred and the secular
D. Family and business
36. Mrs. Tulliver certainly preferred which of her sisters, primarily because she was not the critical Aunt Glegg?
A. Mrs Deane
B. Mrs Pullet
C. Mrs Moss
D. Miss Firniss
37. What type of animal did Tom particularly enjoy pelting in the cellar-area at Aunt Pullet’s house?
A. Spiders
B. Frogs
C. Toads
D. Rats
38. Maggie looked at her cousin Lucy with delight, fancying her the queen of a world where people never grew larger than what?
A. Children of their own age
B. Small kittens
C. Fairies
D. Dolls
39. To what classic scene of heroic downfall did Maggie compare her shame over her self-inflicted haircut?
A. Hector facing Achilles
B. Ajax among the slaughtered sheep
C. Odysseus meeting Nausicaa
D. Samson and Delilah
40. Mr. Pullet held a confused idea of a bishop, imagining him to be what sort of distinguished figure?
A. A country doctor
B. A lawyer
C. A baronet
D. A wealthy miller
41. What physical feature of Wakem’s son did Mrs. Pullet suggest made it “more nat’ral” for him to be sent to a clergyman?
A. He was slow-witted.
B. He had a hump-back.
C. He was sickly.
D. He was bookish.
42. Mr. Tulliver’s ride along the Basset lanes was for the purpose of calling in a significant loan from whom?
A. Mr Glegg
B. Lawyer Wakem
C. His sister’s husband, Mr Moss
D. Mr Pivart
43. Mr. Tulliver only used his sister’s formal married name, “Mrs. Moss,” when he was feeling what emotion towards her?
A. Affectionate
B. Proud
C. Angry
D. Polite
44. Mrs. Moss’s daughter, Lizzy, resembled Maggie because both girls were said to take after whom?
A. Mrs Tulliver
B. Their father
C. Mr Tulliver’s mother
D. Aunt Glegg
45. What concern for his own children ultimately leads Mr. Tulliver to not collect the loan from Mr. Moss immediately?
A. He was moved by his sister’s tears.
B. He was ashamed of his own debts.
C. He realized being hard on his sister might make Tom hard on Maggie.
D. Mr Moss had paid the interest.
46. What visual characteristic of the hairdresser, Mr. Rappit, made him seem most formidable to Maggie?
A. His severe tone
B. His well-anointed hair tending wavily upward
C. His sharp scissors
D. His dark clothes
47. At Garum Firs, the children were diverted by the sight of what bird spreading its magnificent tail?
A. A cockatiel
B. A goose
C. A guinea-fowl
D. A peacock
48. What piece of art at Garum Firs, showing Ulysses and Nausicaa, did Uncle Pullet buy as a “pretty Scripture thing”?
A. A painting
B. A print
C. A statue
D. A tapestry
49. What disaster did Maggie imagine would happen after she pushed Lucy in the mud?
A. That Lucy would hate her forever.
B. That her father would be furious.
C. That folks would think it was a judgment on her for being wicked.
D. That Tom would tell on her to their aunts.
50. After the incident with Lucy in the mud, where does Maggie intend to run away to?
A. London
B. To the Gypsíes at Dunlow Common
C. To the sea
D. Back to school
51. While trying to instruct the Gypsíes, Maggie enthusiastically offered to tell them about which famous explorer?
A. Captain Cook
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Columbus
D. Marco Polo
52. What small item was taken from Maggie’s pocket by one of the younger Gypsíes?
A. Her watch
B. Her silver thimble
C. Her handkerchief
D. Her coloured egg
53. In Mrs. Glegg’s day, why were Catholics considered formidable by the people of St Ogg’s?
A. They would seize property and burn men alive.
B. They had secret militias.
C. They refused to trade with Protestants.
D. They controlled the river trade.
54. What was the one condition Mrs. Glegg stipulated for her future relationship with Mr. Tulliver?
A. He must apologise to her.
B. She would visit the Mill again only after Bessy came to see her first.
C. He must agree to her choice of school for Tom.
D. He must pay her interest on the loan immediately.
55. Why was Mr. Tulliver’s letter informing Mrs. Glegg of the loan repayment written?
A. He was piqued by his wife telling him Mrs. Pullet was trying to interfere.
B. His wife was crying about the sheets.
C. His wife mentioned the lawyer Wakem.
D. His wife had let Maggie cut her hair.
56. What was the nickname given to Mr. Jacobs, Tom’s former teacher, due to his spectacles?
A. Old Rascal
B. Old Goggles
C. Old Birch
D. Old Scholard
57. When Tom first went to King’s Lorton, what items did he carry to impress other boys?
A. Gun-flints
B. Percussion-caps
C. A small dagger
D. A compass
58. Mr. Stelling was determined to rise in his profession, with the ultimate ambition of editing what?
A. A book of sermons
B. A mathematical treatise
C. A Greek play
D. A Latin dictionary
59. Mr. Tulliver thought Mr. Stelling resembled what professional man with a confident posture?
A. Mr Riley
B. Counsellor Wylde
C. Lawyer Wakem
D. Mr Deane
60. Mr. Stelling viewed the classics and geometry as providing what essential function for the mind?
A. A puzzle
B. A distraction
C. Culture, like ploughing and harrowing
D. Secondary knowledge
61. Tom’s understanding of the Romans at his former academy was limited to them being located where?
A. In Italy
B. In the New Testament
C. In England long ago
D. In Greece
62. Tom secretly prayed to God for help with Latin and for Mr. Stelling to stop teaching what subject?
A. Greek
B. Euclid
C. History
D. Themes
63. What famous historical work does Maggie read the title of on a bookshelf in Mr. Stelling’s study?
A. The History of the Devil
B. The Iliad
C. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
D. Paradise Lost
64. Maggie found the Latin Grammar easier than Tom did because it contained what useful feature?
A. Pictures
B. An English Key at the end
C. Simplified rules
D. Biographical notes
65. What Latin phrase did Tom correctly use to point out Maggie’s mispronunciation?
A. Ut tigris, vulpes
B. Mascula nomina
C. Nomen non creskens
D. Creskens genittivo
66. What was the name of the new, physically deformed schoolfellow Tom meets at King’s Lorton?
A. Stephen Guest
B. Mr Stelling
C. Philip Wakem
D. Bob Jakin
67. Philip Wakem is described as having what specific physical affliction or deformity?
A. A limp
B. A hunchback
C. Deafness
D. A severe stutter
68. According to Philip, why is the study of Latin considered a necessary part of a boy’s schooling?
A. It helps with business negotiations.
B. It is part of the education of a gentleman.
C. It is required for university entrance.
D. It improves one’s memory.
69. What type of fighting hero stories, such as Robert Bruce at Bannockburn, did Tom admire most?
A. Those with heavy strokes and fury
B. Those emphasizing clever strategy
C. Those emphasizing personal honour
D. Those involving scimitars, like Saladin
70. Philip’s peevish susceptibility was caused by nervous irritability and what other emotional burden?
A. A lack of money
B. Heart-bitterness due to his deformity
C. Missing his father’s company
D. Difficulty with his Latin studies
71. Who was the old Peninsular soldier that was employed to provide military drill for Tom?
A. Mr Stelling
B. Mr Poulter
C. Mr Jacobs
D. Mr Deane
72. What injury did Tom sustain that caused Philip to feel a sense of pity and overlook his offenses?
A. A black eye
B. A sprained arm
C. A severely injured foot that might cause lameness
D. A high fever
73. Maggie told Philip that she loved Tom because her very first memory was of doing what with him?
A. Fishing by the Floss, while he held her hand
B. Reading together in the large attic
C. Playing with their dolls in the nursery
D. Going to school for the first time
74. When Maggie met Philip for the first time, what was her immediate opinion of his eyes?
A. That they were sad and weak.
B. That they were trying to speak kindly to her.
C. That they were too bright and piercing.
D. That they were unremarkable.
75. As he left, Mr. Tulliver warned Tom not to befriend Philip because he had what inherent flaw?
A. His mother’s temperament.
B. His father’s blood in him.
C. A lack of proper education.
D. Too much personal conceit.
76. When Maggie was finally fetched away from her boarding school, which cousin was her companion?
A. Lucy
B. Clara
C. Laura
D. Sophy
77. When Tom was sixteen, what type of books did he bring home that showed his academic progress?
A. Books full of English poems
B. Manuscript books full of exercises and problems
C. Books about practical engineering
D. Books about global navigation
78. What was the main point of Maggie’s urgent message to Tom in November?
A. That he must come home immediately for the holidays.
B. That their father was very ill and would lose the mill and everything.
C. That she was planning on getting married.
D. That the family’s lawsuit was proceeding well.
79. What had Mr. Tulliver rashly provided as security for a loan that was now being threatened?
A. His household furniture
B. His black mare
C. The mill building itself
D. His boat on the Floss
80. What news in Mr. Gore’s letter caused Mr. Tulliver to lose consciousness and fall from his horse?
A. That his outstanding debts had doubled.
B. That the mortgage on his property had been transferred to his enemy, Wakem.
C. That Tom had run away from school.
D. That the river Floss was about to flood.
81. When Mr. Tulliver first regained consciousness, which family member did he look for and mutter the name of?
A. His wife, Bessy
B. His son, Tom
C. His daughter, the little wench (Maggie)
D. His sister-in-law, Mrs Glegg
82. During the family council, what loud crash seemingly woke Mr. Tulliver and briefly returned his memory?
A. The mill wheel suddenly stopping.
B. The heavy door of the chest falling shut.
C. A loud clap of thunder.
D. A chair falling over in the room.
83. What vengeful request did Mr. Tulliver make to Tom regarding Wakem, which Tom then wrote in the family Bible?
A. That Tom should make Wakem smart for what he did and wish him evil.
B. That Tom should find a way to reconcile with Wakem.
C. That Tom should hire Wakem as the family’s new lawyer.
D. That Tom should forget the debt owed to Wakem.
84. Tom resolved to emulate which relative’s success by getting a situation in a great business and rising quickly?
A. Uncle Glegg
B. Uncle Pullet
C. Uncle Deane
D. His father
85. When Tom visited Uncle Deane, what crucial business skill did Mr. Deane immediately note that Tom lacked?
A. Latin
B. Book-keeping and accounts
C. Engineering
D. Fluent speaking
86. What foreign product did Mr. Deane specifically ask Tom about, highlighting its commercial importance?
A. Dantzic beer
B. French wine
C. Swedish bark
D. Oil-bearing seed
87. Who visited Tom and Maggie during the sale of their belongings, offering Tom ten sovereigns?
A. Luke
B. Mr Riley
C. Bob Jakin
D. Mr Glegg
88. What former trade did the entrepreneurial Bob Jakin decide against pursuing with his new funds?
A. Miller
B. Farmer
C. Rat-catcher
D. Mariner
89. Maggie lamented that the end of their lives would be unlike the beginning after seeing what sad sight?
A. The public sale of their furniture.
B. The small, limited number of their books that were rescued from the sale.
C. The prolonged absence of Tom from the house.
D. Her mother’s complete despair over their situation.
90. What prominent local firm had bid on Dorlcote Mill but ultimately failed to purchase it?
A. Wakem & Son
B. Timpson & Co.
C. Guest & Co.
D. Stelling & Co.
91. In the end, who successfully purchased Dorlcote Mill and all the adjoining land?
A. Mr Pivart
B. Mr Deane
C. Wakem
D. Mr Glegg
92. What was Mrs. Tulliver’s secret scheme to prevent Wakem from bidding on the mill?
A. To ask him to transfer the mortgage to her brother-in-law, Mr Glegg.
B. To speak to Wakem herself, relying on his supposed goodwill towards a Miss Dodson.
C. To beg her brother-in-law, Mr Deane, to bid higher than Wakem.
D. To find a way to sabotage the public sale.
93. When Wakem learned Mrs. Tulliver’s purpose was to stop him from buying the mill, what insult did he yell about her husband?
A. “He’s a pig-headed, foul-mouthed fool!”
B. “The mill is completely worthless.”
C. “I will never deal with that man Tulliver.”
D. “I don’t care about your cheap furniture.”
94. Mr. Wakem decided to purchase the mill partly because it would provide a suitable position for whom?
A. His son Philip
B. A certain favourite lad he intended to bring on in the world
C. Tom Tulliver
D. Mr Pivart
95. What violent act was Mr. Tulliver engaged in just before he suffered his final, fatal collapse?
A. Reading his Bible aloud.
B. Whipping his enemy Wakem with his riding-whip.
C. Giving Tom a final message of vengeance.
D. Arguing fiercely with his wife.
96. On his deathbed, what final request did Mr. Tulliver ask Tom to promise him?
A. To sell the Mill immediately.
B. To avenge his death by ruining Wakem.
C. To try and get the old mill back from Wakem.
D. To forgive Wakem for his actions.
97. On what specific and significant item did Mr. Tulliver record his act of vindictiveness against Wakem?
A. On the final bill of sale for the furniture.
B. On the fly-leaf of his family Bible.
C. In his personal account ledger.
D. On the main door of the mill.
98. Maggie wondered why calamity, instead of elevating human life, tended to exhibit what?
A. All its primítive strength and resilience
B. All its bare vulgarity of conception
C. All its tragic depth and meaning
D. All its quiet and noble resignation
99. What peculiar object, inherited from her grandmother, did Mrs. Glegg carry to ward off cramp?
A. A silver-headed walking-stick
B. A small, pocket-sized bible
C. A mutton-bone
D. A piece of handmade lace
100. After Mr. Tulliver resumed work as Wakem’s manager, what incident involving his rage did Maggie witness?
A. He got into a physical fight with Tom.
B. He violently beat the young boy who served in the mill.
C. He broke the old mill wheel in a fit of anger.
D. He yelled cruelly at Mrs Tulliver.
101. Who returned to the mill and gave Maggie a parcel of books to replace the ones that were sold?
A. Philip Wakem
B. Tom
C. Luke
D. Bob Jakin
102. What specific school books of Tom’s did Maggie attempt to study to gain “masculine wisdom”?
A. Virgil, Euclid, and Aldrich’s Logic
B. The History of the Devil and Æsop’s Fables
C. The Sketch Book and Corinne
D. Pinnock’s Geography
103. What small, old-fashioned devotional book did Maggie discover among Bob Jakin’s prints?
A. The Christian Year
B. Rasselas
C. Télémaque
D. Thomas à Kempis
104. What key insight about the source of her misery did Maggie gain from reading this devotional book?
A. That her miseries came from fixing her heart on her own pleasure.
B. That God had unfairly punished her family.
C. That she needed a better and more practical education.
D. That she should seek out spiritual help from the clergy.
105. After finding her new spiritual guide, what type of vain ambition did Maggie consciously fling away?
A. The ambition to leave home and travel.
B. The ambition to share the thoughts of the wise.
C. The ambition to become rich and successful.
D. The ambition to teach others her newfound beliefs.
106. When Maggie first encounters Philip again, he is riding alongside his father on what kind of horse?
A. A white stallion
B. A fine black horse
C. Tom’s old mare
D. A grey charger
107. What is the name of the old stone-quarry where Maggie often walked and met Philip again?
A. The Hill
B. The Red Deeps
C. Dorlcote Common
D. St Ogg’s Woods
108. When Philip confesses he made a picture of Maggie, what specific feature did he tell her he highlighted?
A. Her unruly dark hair
B. Her simple brown dress
C. The look on her face when she said she would not forget him
D. Her hands holding a book
109. What reason did Maggie give Philip for not wanting to be seen with him in secret?
A. That Tom would find out and physically fight him.
B. That their secret interviews implied concealment and would cause pain.
C. That she was planning on leaving the neighborhood soon.
D. That she no longer had any romantic feelings for him.
110. What novel by Walter Scott does Philip offer Maggie, which she returns?
A. The Pilgrim’s Progress
B. The History of the Devil
C. The Pirate
D. Corinne
111. After two years of work, how much of his own capital had Tom managed to accumulate?
A. Nearly a hundred and fifty pounds
B. Five hundred pounds
C. Thirty shillings
D. Three hundred pounds
112. Who did Tom successfully partner with in his first speculative trading venture?
A. Mr Deane
B. Philip Wakem
C. Uncle Glegg
D. Bob Jakin
113. Bob Jakin describes his entrepreneurial spirit to Uncle Glegg by saying his head is “all alive inside like” what?
A. A beehive
B. An old cheese
C. A mill wheel
D. A winding path
114. How does the shrewd Mrs. Glegg initially respond to Bob Jakin’s sales pitch for his muslin?
A. She immediately buys the muslin at his price.
B. She says she wants to look at his fishing nets instead.
C. She offers him a low price of six shillings for it.
D. She angrily throws him out of her house.
115. Philip argues that Maggie’s strict path of self-conquest is merely the culture of what in a nature like hers?
A. Insincerity
B. Selfishness
C. Monomania
D. Humility
116. What two items did Aunt Pullet claim she saw Philip carrying in the Red Deeps?
A. A gun and a dog
B. A stick and a bag
C. A book and a stick
D. A drawing pad and a flute
117. When Tom forces Maggie to make a solemn vow about Philip, what sacred object did she lay her hand upon?
A. A cross
B. A lock of her hair
C. Her father’s Bible
D. Her mother’s wedding ring
118. After her father’s death, which cousin does Maggie go to visit at St. Ogg’s for a change of scene?
A. Lucy Deane
B. Mary Tulliver
C. Lizzy Moss
D. Sophy Glegg
119. Who is Lucy’s charming and wealthy suitor, considered the most eligible bachelor in St. Ogg’s?
A. Tom Tulliver
B. Mr Stephen Guest
C. Philip Wakem
D. Dr Kenn
120. What is the name of Lucy Deane’s small and perpetually nervous pet dog?
A. Yap
B. Lolo
C. Minny
D. Mumps
121. Where had Maggie been working for nearly two years before she came to stay with Lucy?
A. As a governess in a dreary and unpleasant situation.
B. As a helper at Dorlcote Mill.
C. In one of the factories in St Ogg’s.
D. As a paid companion to her Aunt Glegg.
122. Tom saved his uncle Deane from a considerable loss by riding home with news about what?
A. A sudden bank stoppage
B. The arrival of a large shipment
C. An impending flood warning
D. A sudden drop in corn prices
123. Upon meeting Maggie for the first time, what is Stephen Guest’s first, silent thought about her?
A. Too tall.
B. An alarming amount of devil there.
C. Too short.
D. A queen.
124. What wistful phrase does Stephen use to describe his past relationship with Philip Wakem?
A. “I was adored once.”
B. “I think I am a fellow of the strangest mind.”
C. “We are born to do good works.”
D. “I am hungry.”
125. Tom was sent to which city on business for Mr. Deane for the next few weeks?
A. Mudport
B. Luckreth
C. St Ogg’s
D. Newcastle
126. Mr. Deane states that the modern world’s economy is speeding up due to what specific invention?
A. Railways
B. Steam
C. Gaslight
D. Factories
127. What event led Tom to believe that Wakem might be willing to sell Dorlcote Mill?
A. The Mill was proving to be inefficient.
B. Wakem’s manager, Jetsome, was drinking and letting the business decline.
C. The river Floss was drying up.
D. Wakem was planning to retire from all business.
128. How did Philip justify continuing to see Maggie in the Red Deeps?
A. He sought to give her wealth and ease.
B. He sought to offer her sympathy and culture.
C. He wanted to protect her from Tom’s anger.
D. He wanted to help her gain independence.
129. At which public event did Maggie appear conspicuously dressed in white muslin?
A. A dance
B. The bazaar
C. A wedding
D. A musical performance
130. What item at Maggie’s stall at the bazaar drew troublesome masculine curiosity?
A. Bead-mats
B. Her drawings
C. Gentlemen’s dressing-gowns
D. Her needlework
131. Dr. Kenn was struck by the expression of what particular emotion on Maggie’s beautiful face?
A. Pride
B. Pain
C. Boredom
D. Anger
132. Why did Mr. Wakem finally concede to his son’s request to pursue Maggie?
A. Philip argued Wakem’s resistance was worthy only of Tom Tulliver.
B. Philip argued Wakem’s resistance was worthy only of wandering savages.
C. Philip argued Wakem’s resistance was worthy only of women.
D. Philip argued Wakem’s resistance was worthy only of lawyers.
133. When Maggie tells Lucy she is leaving to take a teaching position, what is the exact date she gives?
A. Midsummer
B. The 25th of June
C. Michaelmas
D. Ladyday
134. What did Maggie state was the “only reason” that would ultimately keep her and Philip apart forever?
A. That she had never truly loved him.
B. Her strong and unbreakable tie to her brother.
C. She would not marry a man with his deformity.
D. His father would never give his consent.
135. How did Stephen Guest travel to reach Maggie at Aunt Moss’s house so quickly?
A. He drove a chaise.
B. He came on a tall bay horse, streaked from fast riding.
C. He arrived by public coach.
D. He came by boat on the Floss.
136. Stephen argues that he and Maggie should marry, claiming their fatal passion came upon them without what?
A. Their seeking
B. The knowledge of others
C. Sin
D. Obstacles
137. What news caused the family to celebrate Tom’s imminent return as master of the Mill?
A. Wakem had retired from business.
B. Wakem’s manager, Jetsome, was injured in a drunken fall.
C. Tom had finally paid off all the family debt.
D. Mr Deane had bought the Mill for Tom.
138. On the decisive day of the boat trip, what excuse did Philip send to Lucy for not joining them?
A. He was feeling ill.
B. He had an urgent engagement.
C. He was forbidden by his father to go.
D. He hated large parties in a boat.
139. When Maggie and Stephen passed their stop, what reason did Stephen give the Dutch vessel’s mate for needing passage?
A. That the lady (his wife) would be exhausted.
B. That they had lost their oars.
C. That their small boat was leaking.
D. That the river Floss was flooding.
140. What religious figure appeared to Maggie in a vivid dream while she was asleep on the vessel?
A. St Ogg
B. The Blessed Virgin
C. Christian from Pilgrim’s Progress
D. The Madonna
141. Upon Maggie’s return to the Mill after her elopement, what was Tom doing?
A. He was inside, talking to his mother.
B. He was arguing with Mr. Wakem.
C. He was standing on the gravel-walk outside the house.
D. He was rowing his boat on the Floss.
142. What specific location did Tom mention had seen Maggie and Stephen pass, implying their planning?
A. St Ogg’s
B. Basset
C. Luckreth
D. King’s Lorton
143. After being rejected by Tom, where did Maggie and her mother find lodging?
A. Luke’s cottage
B. Aunt Glegg’s house
C. Bob Jakin’s house
D. The Rectory
144. What specific act of sympathy did Bob Jakin perform when the ostracized Maggie arrived at his home?
A. He gave her a significant sum of money.
B. He offered her his dog, Mumps, for company.
C. He asked her to hold his baby, who was named after her.
D. He promised to go and fight Tom on her behalf.
145. The incessant rains and rising waters recalled what historical natural event from sixty years prior?
A. The great floods
B. A devastating drought
C. A sudden and unexpected freeze
D. A widespread wheat blight
146. The author listed for the novel The Mill on the Floss is the pen name for Mary Ann Evans. What is that name?
A. Mrs Gaskell
B. Charlotte Brontë
C. George Eliot
D. Daniel Defoe
147. The narrative opens with a view of a specific building that is central to the Tulliver family’s identity. What is its name?
A. Garum Firs Mill
B. Dorlcote Mill
C. Ripple Mill
D. St Ogg’s Mill
148. The opening scene outside Dorlcote Mill is described under the transient glance of what month’s sun?
A. May
B. February
C. August
D. Midsummer
149. Black ships laden with various goods sail along the river towards what nearby town?
A. Dorlcote
B. St Ogg’s
C. Mudport
D. Basset
150. The narrator describes a major geographical feature near the mill that “hurries on between its green banks to the sea.” What is it called?
A. The Ripple
B. The Oriel
C. The Rhone
D. The Floss