Authors & Occupations
This author, whose real name was Mary Ann Evans, wrote Silas Marner.
Who is George Eliot?
Rector of Raveloe.
Who is Mr. Crackenthorp?
Silas adopted this child, though she was actually Godfrey Cass’s daughter.
Who is Eppie?
The word novel means this.
What is “new”?
“What could I ha’ done with his money? I could as easy steal the parson’s surplice, and wear it.”
Who is Jem Rodney?
In Lantern Yard, people relied on this method to determine guilt or innocence, even in serious accusations.
What is casting lots?
This was Silas Marner’s trade.
What is weaving?
This man was the farrier in Raveloe.
Who is Mr. Dowlas?
Godfrey’s secret wife who died in the snow.
Who is Molly Farren?
The golden age of the novel in Europe and America was this century.
What is the nineteenth century?
“I wanted to pass for childless once…I shall pass for childless now against my wish.”
Who is Godfrey Cass?
In Raveloe, church attendance was described this way—irregular and more of a social event than a spiritual one.
What is irregular and focused on social events?
This member of the Cass family stole Silas’s gold.
Who is Dunstan Cass?
The landlord of the Rainbow Inn.
Who is Mr. Snell?
This woman encouraged Silas to attend church and later became Eppie’s godmother.
Who is Dolly Winthrop?
Mini-stories within a novel that support the main plot.
What are subplots?
“For I am ugly—there’s no denying that…But, law! I don’t mind, do you?”
Who is Priscilla Lammeter?
In Raveloe, superstition caused villagers to fear strangers and to view herbal cures in this way.
What is magic?
Silas was once engaged to a woman by this name.
Who is Sarah?
The thief who falsely accused Silas in Lantern Yard.
Who is William Dane?
The blond girl of eighteen with curly auburn hair described under her brown bonnet.
Who is Eppie Marner?
The point of greatest interest in a novel.
What is the climax?
“Suppose, now, you get the money yourself, and save me the trouble…you’ll not refuse me the kindness to pay it back for me.”
Who is Dunstan Cass?
In Lantern Yard, superstition was tied directly to religion, involving visions, casting lots, and this kind of influence on daily life.
What is the church’s strong control over daily life?
Fleet, the dog, was this type of animal.
What is a deerhound?
Wheelwright in Raveloe, also Dolly’s husband.
Who is Ben Winthrop?
The eldest Cass son who wanted to pass as childless but could not.
Who is Godfrey Cass?
This type of novel deals with the customs and social life of a particular class.
What is a novel of manners?
“When a man turns a blessing from his door, it falls to them as take it in.”
Who is Silas Marner?
Silas lost his faith in Lantern Yard but regained it in Raveloe. What event or relationship most helped restore his faith?
Who is Eppie / What is adopting and raising Eppie?