CHAPTER 20: Summary Nancy and Godfrey walk home in silence and stand together in the parlour. Nancy admitted they would have to give up all hope of adopting Eppie. Godfrey admitted that Silas was right when he said that it was too late for Godfrey to reclaim the blessing of having a child when he had once seen… Read More »
Going Places By- A.R. Barton SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS Q1. Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school? Ans. Both the girls, Sophie and Jansie, were earmarked for the biscuit factory. Sophie had a vivid imagination… Read More »
CHAPTER 19: Summary In the late evening, Silas and Eppie were sitting quietly in their home. Silas was glad of some peace and quiet after all the excitement that came from the discovery of Dunstan’s skeleton and Silas’s gold. Silas explained to Eppie about the obsession he used to have for his gold. He expressed his gratitude to… Read More »
  Going Places                                                    By- A.R. Barton                  MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION                            1.Sophie’s best friend was… Read More »
CHAPTER 18: Summary Godfrey returned to Red House visibly shaken. He told Nancy that the disturbance in the village was caused by the discovery of Dunstan’s skeleton in the Stone-pit, which has been drained of its water. Dunstan fell in, Godfrey explained, after robbing Silas’s cottage 16 years ago. The two sacks of money were found beside his… Read More »
CHAPTER 17: Summary  At the Red House, Nancy tried to persuade her sister Priscilla to stay for tea. The Red House had also undergone a change after Godfrey’s marriage. Priscilla insists that she and their father could not stay for tea, as there was too much to do on their family farm, which she managed. Before leaving, the… Read More »
Think-as-you-read Questions 1. Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school? Ans. Both the girls belong to a poor family and as per their economic background, both of them would find a job in a biscuit factory after school. 2. What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie… Read More »
Going Places By- A.R. Barton CHAPTER NUTSHELL Theme Adolescent fantasizing-hero worship-adolescent on-verge of adulthood often live in world of fantasy-helps-realize what one cannot achieve in reality-easily take-hero worship hoping-make-big in life like-heroes-helps one to think wide-promote creativity-forget their mundane, ordinary lives for a while-escapism in moments of stress and turmoil-when harsh… Read More »
CHAPTER 16: Summary Sixteen years had elapsed since Silas had adopted Eppie. The villagers came from church. Among them was Godfrey Cass, looking much the same as the young man of twenty-six, and his wife, Nancy, who was still lovely but “ripened into fuller goodness.” Also seen were Silas and his daughter, Eppie, a blonde girl of eighteen.… Read More »
CHAPTER 15: Summary Dunstan had not returned and Godfrey felt no threat from his brother. No one in the town seemed to miss Dunstan. Godfrey’s path to happiness was unblocked and despite his double-life, he watched Eppie grow up in Silas Marner’s care. Occasionally he did what he could to help the weaver, but he did not want… Read More »
CHAPTER 14: Summary Molly was forgotten. The village women could not stop talking about Silas’s decision to keep the child. They pity the foolish man who could not possibly know what it was like to tend to a two-year-old child. Dolly Winthrop actually tried to help out. She brought over her children’s old clothes and helped bathe the… Read More »
Chapter 13 Summary The dance at Red House was underway. Godfrey is standing off in a corner staring at Nancy when he felt shocked. It was almost he had seen a ghost. It was Silas Marner carrying what seems to Godfrey his own daughter. Silas quickly explained that he just wanted the doctor, because there was a woman,… Read More »
CHAPTER 12: Summary Godfrey’s wife was going into Raveloe as she was determined to take revenge. She planned to show up at the Red House with her child and confront Godfrey. She’s was bitter and angry. Her real problem was her addiction to opium. It was late and snow was falling. Molly had the opium tucked away in… Read More »
CHAPTER 11: Summary Nancy Lammeter and her father arrived at the Red House for the Squire Cass’s New Year’s dance. The trip had not been an easy one, and as the road was slushy, Nancy was annoyed that she had to let Godfrey help her out of her carriage. Nancy had made it clear that she did not… Read More »
CHAPTER 10: Summary  But as no news arrived over the next few weeks, the villagers of Raveloe slowly lost interest in Silas Marner’s robbery. Raveloe opinion on the robbery continued to be divided between the idea that the peddler was the thief and the theory that it was an impenetrable mystery. The villagers turn to Justice Malam which… Read More »