Silas Marner
George Eliot
1. What is the real name of George Eliot? [NU 2016]
Ans: The real name of George Eliot is Mary Anne Evans.
2. What is the full title of the novel “Silas Marner”?
Ans: The full title of the novel “Silas Marner” is “Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe”.
3. What is the point of view of the novel "Silas Marner"?
Ans: The novel "Silas Marner" is narrated from omniscient third-person point of view.
4. What is the setting of “Silas Marner”?
Ans: The setting of “Silas Marner” is Raveloe.
5. What is Raveloe?
Ans: Raveloe is a fictional village in the English countryside where Marner settled after fleeing from Lantern Yard. It is a place of lazy plenty, pints at the local tavern, and carefree religion on Sundays.
6. What kind of novel is 'Silas Marner'?
Ans: 'Silas Marner' is a novel of manners.
7. Who is Silas Marner?
Ans: Silas Marner, a linen-weaver, is the protagonist of the novel “Silas Marner”.
8. Whom did Silas accuse of theft?
Ans: Silas accused Jem Rodney of theft.
9. Why did Silas leave his own village?
Ans: Silas left his own village because his friend, William Dane, betrayed him.
10. Who is Eppie?
Ans: Eppie is the daughter of Godfrey, and the adopted daughter of Silas Marner.
11. Who is Eppi's biological father?
Ans: Godfrey Cass is Eppie’s biological father.
12. Where did Eppie's wedding take place?
Ans: Eppie's wedding took place at the Red House.
13. Who is Square Cass?
Ans: Square Cass is the father of Godfrey and Dunstan.
14. What is epigraph?
Ans: Epigraph is a short quotation set at the beginning of a text to suggest the theme of what is to come.
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