Questions 10 to Part 2

  1. Who is Mrs. Winthrop?

  2. Explain the differences between Nancy and Priscilla?

  3. Why does Molly journey to Raveloe?

  4. What happens to her on the way?

  5. What does Silas think when he first sees the child in the cottage?

  6. Where does Silas take the child?

  7. What do the people there suggest Silas do with the child?

  8. What is the essential difference between the gold and Eppie, according to Eliot?

  9. What ways does Silas employ to control the child? Does he succeed?

  10. How does Godfrey express his interest in Eppie?