English IV Self Test 1141
Harden is to soften as stiffen is to ...
mollify
A synonym for ... is suggest
insinuate
In the end, Eppie and ... were married
Aaron Winthrop
introduced the "psychological" novel
Mary Ann Evans
A synonym for honest is ...
scrumpulous
A synonym for a ... definition is an oversimplification
simplistic
A long, fictional prose narrative describes ...
the novel
By trade, Silas was a ...
weaver
the prime minister novelist
Benjamin Disraeli
wrote satirical novels depicting the dark side of the Victorian Age
Charles Dickens
wrote Robinson Crusoe, which is considered the first English novel
Daniel Defoe
... stole Silas' gold
Dunstan Cass
When SIlas and Eppie went back to ..., it had been greatly changed by the Industrial Revolution
Lantern Yard
wrote under the pen name, George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans
..., an opium addict, died in the snow outside Silas' cottage
Molly Farren
described British progress in History of England
Thomas B. Macaulay
encouraged moral uprightness by writing on such subjects as democracy and labor
Thomas Carlyle
opposed the historical optimism of T. B. Macaulay
Thomas Carlyle
... helped Silas take care of Eppie and was often accompanied by her son Aaron
Dolly Winthrop
Seeing the fire through Silas' door, ... crawled onto Silas' hearth
Eppie
The author of Silas Marner is ..., the pen name for Mary Ann Evans
George Eliot
... married Nancy Lammeter
Godfrey Cass
When Silas appeared at Red House with Eppie, ... did not acknowledge that he was Eppie's real father
Godfrey Cass
wrote Pride and Prejudice, possibly the best novel of pre-Victorian England
Jane Austen
wrote novels depicting English village life
Jane Austen
wrote against secularism in churches and in education
John Henry Newman
introduced the mental-emotional dimension to the novel
Samuel Richardson
... is the main character and protagonist of Silas Marner
Silas Marner
He lived at ... just outside Raveloe
Stone Pit
Lazy is to ... as poor is to rich
assiduous
A synonym for court is ...
assize
Silas was amazed that William Dane had wanted to frame him. The word "frame" gives a ... of the character of William Dane
bad connotation
An antonym for ... is dishonesty
candor
... is the writer's key to effective communication
choice of words
The Victorian Age was the era of the greatest ... of British literary history
classics
The ... is the pivotal event of a novel
climax
The literal dictionary meaning of words are ...
denotative
Silas' life was empty, but the bags under his table certainly weren't. The word "empty" carries a ...
denotative meaning
Because of its ... the Victorian Age was the greatest era in British history
economic growth, military power, and territorial expansion
Preserve is to destroy as save is to ...
extirpate
... is to unchanging as stable is to fixed
indelible
authored Vanity Fair, a significant Victorian novel
William M. Thackeray
The men of Raveloe were gathered at the ... when Silas came to announce that his money had been stolem
Rainbow Inn
... was the Cass family residence
Red House
Before coming to Raveloe, Silas had lived at Lantern Yard, where his supposed friend, ..., framed him and stole his fiance
William Dane
a Victorian social satirist and lover of seventeenth-century literature
William M. Thackeray
