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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. Why does the entire Hale household stay up all night after Margaret and Mr. Hale return from the Thorntons' dinner party?
(a) To keep guard against intruders.
(b) To catch up on gossip.
(c) To keep watch over Mr. Hale.
(d) To wait for Mr. Thornton to arrive and propose to Margaret.

2. In what city does Aunt Shaw live?
(a) London.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York City.

3. During the tense argument between Mr. THronton and the Hales during their first dinner together, what does Mr. Hale change the topic to to relieve the tension?
(a) The weather.
(b) The English soccer team.
(c) A recent editorial in the newspaper.
(d) His distrust of Parliament.

4. What does Margaret think is the first sign of illness in her mother?
(a) Her confusion.
(b) The blisters that develop on her hands.
(c) Her terrible headaches.
(d) Her red cheeks.

5. When Mr. Hale begins tutoring in Milton, who is his oldest and best student?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Mr. Thornton.
(c) Mr. Bell.
(d) The reverend's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one request does Mrs. Hale make as her life comes to an end?

2. What does Mr. Hale think his wife needs to deal with her illness?

3. Who spends most of the time talking to Fanny during dinner at the Hales'?

4. Why does Margaret confront Dr. Donaldson after he visits her mother for the first time?

5. What gets Margaret noticed upon her arrival in Milton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mrs. Hale and Dixon once they arrive in Milton?

2. What difference between the northern and southern shopkeepers does Margaret notice in Heston?

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

4. Why does Bessy claim that Margaret never has suffered and is likely never to do so in the future?

5. What about Mr. Thornton's life story does Margaret like?

6. What causes the striking workers to head to the Thornton household to protest?

7. How does Mrs. Thornton feel about living so close to the mill?

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

9. How does Margaret react to Mr. Lennox' confession of love for her?

10. What first surprises Mr. Thornton about Margaret?

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