Question

Select all that apply.

Compare the ways Silas Marner and the peddler are treated as suspects in a robbery.
Both are innocent.
Both were found guilty.
The peddler had an alibi; Silas did not.
Silas had no one come to his defense; the peddler did.
Both received an apology for the false accusation.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

-Both are innocent.

-Both were found guilty.

-Both received an apology for the false accusation.

Step-by-step explanation:

1861, George Eliot wrote the well-known novel called Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. In the novel, Silas Marner was accused falsely of stealing the congregation's funds. But they found that he was not guilty. Likewise was the story of the peddler and at the end, they received an apology.

Answer 2

Compare the ways Silas Marner and the peddler are treated as suspects in a robbery..

(1) Both received an apology for the false accusation.
(2) Both are innocent.
(3) Both were found guilty.