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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his first dinner at the Hales' home, what does Mr. Thornton obsess about with Margaret?
(a) Her lipstick.
(b) The bracelet she is wearing.
(c) Her beautiful singing voice.
(d) The way her hair is done.

2. What does Margaret confess to her father, after the Thorntons' dinner party, about her opinion of Mr. Thornton?
(a) That she think he is as much of an arrogant jerk as ever.
(b) That she is beginning to like him.
(c) That she both fears and respects him.
(d) That she thinks he is secretly in love with her.

3. Where is Frederick Hale living when the novel opens?
(a) Rio.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Buenos Aires.

4. What does Bessy think would make her be less ill?
(a) Having a boyfriend.
(b) Having money for a real doctor.
(c) Not having smoked cigarettes for so long.
(d) Living in the South.

5. What do the women of Milton admire Margaret for?
(a) Her fashionable shoes.
(b) Her bright makeup.
(c) Her beautiful shawls.
(d) Her education.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margaret comfort Bessy when she visits her at home for the first time?

2. Who wrote "North and South"

3. During dinner with Mr. Thornton at their home, who admits to not liking the dirty air in Milton?

4. What kind of work has Mr. Hale secured for himself in Milton?

5. Why does the entire Hale household stay up all night after Margaret and Mr. Hale return from the Thorntons' dinner party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret run upstairs to cry after she tells her mother they will be moving to Milton?

2. Why are the Thorntons aghast at Margaret and Mr. Hale's acceptance to their dinner party?

3. Whom does Mrs. Thornton accuse Mr. Thornton of needing to protect him?

4. What advice does Margaret give to Mr. Thornton about how to handle the growing crowd of striking workers outside his door?

5. Why does Mrs. Hale get so upset about living in Milton?

6. What makes Margaret go out in search of household help in Milton when she first arrives?

7. Why is Margaret happy when the men rejoin the conversation at the Thorntons' big dinner party?

8. What does Nicholas have to say about the people in Milton and religion?

9. What was Frederick on trial for?

10. Why does Mr. Hale ask Margaret to tell Mrs. Hale about their move to Milton?

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