SILAS MARNER by GEORGE ELIOT
CHAPTER 1
1-Why were country people suspicious of linen-weawers?
2-Why were the villagers afraid of Silas Marner?
3-Why were the villagers’ opinions so out of date?
4-How long had SilasMarner lived in Raveloe?
5-Why did Silas Marner’s way of life seem very strange to the villagers?
6-Why did some people in the village think Silas had a fit?
7-What didn’t the church clerk,Mr Macey,refuse to accept a medical explanation about Silas’s
unconscious fit?
8-Where did Silas come from?Was he considered strange there?
9-Why did the chapel minister believe that Silas had been chosen by God?
10-Who disagreed with the minister?
11-What was Silas accused of?
12-What did Silas think had really happened?
13-Why did Silas shut himself away in his cottage at Raveloe?
14-Why were the villagers angry with Silas ?What did they blame him for?
15-What did Silas do every evening in his cottage?
CHAPTER 2
16-Who was Squire Cass?What was wrong with his life?
17-Why did the villagers think that Dunstan Cass was a bad son?
18-Who was going to inherit the Squier’s money and all the land?
19-Why if Mr Godfrey married Miss Nancy Lammeter?Why?
20-What were Dunstan and Godfrey Cass arguing about?
21-What was the secret that Dunstan knew about Godfrey?
22-Why was Godfrey afraid to confess the truth to his father?
23-How did Dunstan suggest getting the money?
24 What happened at the hunt?
25-What did Dunstan do on the way home?
CHAPTER 3-4
26-Why did Silas leave his cottage door unlocked?
27-What happened to Dunstan?Why didn’t anyone find Dunstan’s absence suprising?
28-Who was Silas suspicious of stealing the gold?Why?
29-Why did the villagers at the Rainbow claim that it wasn’t Jem Rodney ,who stole the
money?
30-Who did most people suspect then?
31-What did Godfrey decide to do after he had learnt Wildfire’s death?
32-Why did The Squire want Godfrey to marry Nancy Lammeter?
33-Why did Godfrey beg The Squire not to hurry to arrange his marriage with Nancy
Lammeter?
CHAPTER- 5
34-Why was Silas unhappy ?
35-What was the good result of that theft for Silas?
36-What was Dolly Winthrop worried about Silas?
37-Why did Dolly want her son to sing Christmas carol?
38-How did Silas spend Christmas Day?
CHAPTER- 6-7
39-Why didn’t Nancy want to marry Godfrey?
40-How did Nancy behave to Godfrey at the New Year party?
41-Why did Godfrey’s wife,Molly walk to Raveloe with her sleeping child in her hands on
the New Year’s Eve?
42-Why did Molly blame Godfrey for?What was the real problem?
43-What did the child do after Molly fell asleep on the cold snow?
.44-Where was Silas ?
45-Why did Silas’s heart beat excitedly when he became conscious and saw the child by the
fire?
46-What did Silas do after he had found Molly’s dead body?
47-What changed in Silas’s life after he adopted Eppie?
CHAPTER 8-9
48-What was the great sadness of Nancy’s married life?
49-Why had Nancy refused to adopt a child?
50-Why had Godfrey wanted to adopt Eppie?
51-What did Silas and Eppie do every Sunday?Did he believe in God again?
52-Why wasn’t Eppie interested in who her real father was?
53-Who wanted to marry Eppie?
54-Why did Silas think of Eppie’s marriage plans?
55-What was found in the quarry?
56-Why did Godfrey finally confess his secret to Nancy?
57-Why was Nancy sos ad when she learnt the truth?
58-What did Nancy and Godfrey decide to do?
CHAPTER 10
59-What did Eppie decide to do when Godfrey told her that he was her real father?
60- Did Silas become happy when the Casses said that they wanted to adopt Eppie?Why?
61-What happened in the end?
