Silas Marner: Ch. 7: Eppie and Silas

Dolly Winthrop wants to

• help care for the child

• find the child's father

• makes clothes for the child

• give the child a bath

Dolly tells Silas that the child must

• be loved

• go back to her family

• work for her keep

• be christened

Eppie is

• a troubled child

• a curious child

• sad child

• a funny child

Eppie makes Silas

• angry

• unhappy

• happy

• curious

First Silas ties Eppie to his loom. Then, Eppie finds scissors and gets away. Next,

• Silas gives Eppie a bath

• Silas has Eppie christened

• Eppie plays in the mud

• Silas puts Eppie down the local hole

Punishing Eppie

• keeps her out of trouble

• does not work

• makes Silas feel good

• makes Dolly Winthrop angry

Eppie

• has helped make new friends for Silas

• has made a lot of trouble for Silas

• has helped to make Raveloe a safe place

• has had a hard time making friends

Godfrey does not want people to know that

• Silas is not a good man

• he is in love with Nancy

• Eppie is Dunstan's child

• Eppie is his child

Another name for this story could be

• "Silas Cares for Eppie"

• "Troubles in Raveloe"

• "Down the Coal Hole"

• "Godfrey's Secret is Safe"

This story is mainly about

• a little child who gets into big trouble

• how Silas and Eppie grow to love one another

• a happy girl who laughs a lot

• Godfrey helping Eppie