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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the first guests to arrive at the Thorntons' big dinner party?

2. What does Margaret note about Mr. Thornton during the Thorntons' dinner party?

3. What does Dr. Donaldson tell Margaret about her mother's health after he visits her for the first time?

4. Where is Mrs. Hale originally from?

5. Who is Mr. Bell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dixon in a panic when Mr. Hale and Margaret return from the Thorntons' big dinner party?

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

3. Why does Margaret feel guilty after Mr. Thornton leaves her home after he confesses his love to her?

4. What does Margaret tell Mr. Thornton his workers have a human right to?

5. According to Bessy, what happens to people who work in the cotton factory that makes them sick?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Margaret prove to Bessy that she indeed knows suffering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ending of the novel and Margaret's decision to be with Mr. Thornton. Is this choice in the best interest of her character? Is it what she wants? Is it in the best interest of Mr. Thornton's character? Is it what he wants? Make sure to use quotations from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Thornton, both mothers of two main characters. Make sure to discuss how their children (Margaret and Mr. Thornton) reflect parts of their character.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one character who is weak at the beginning of the novel and becomes strong by the end; discuss the 3 most pivotal moments of growth for this character; and use direct quotations from the text to support your thesis.

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