1. During this unit, we have viewed the literature in terms of race, gender, and class. Choose one Victorian text and analyze it based on at least two of these three themes. For example, consider the class and gender roles in Mrs. Warren's Profession.
2. Which social class did Eliot respect the most in Silas Marner? Give examples from the novel to support your argument.
3. Charles Dickens writes: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times." In what ways does this apply to the Victorian period in general? Focus on at least three clear aspects.
4. The following is the epigraph of Silas Marner:
"A child, more than all other gifts
That earth can offer to declining man,
Brings hope with it, and forward-looking thoughts."