Eppie and Silas

Dolly wants to

• help care for the child.

• find the child’s father.

• make 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.

• a 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 coal 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.”

• “Trouble 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 little girl who laughs a lot.

• Godfrey helping Eppie.