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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 asks Mrs. Thornton to visit the dying Mrs. Hale?

2. How does Mr. Thornton stop the conversation about Margaret that he has with Mr. Bell on the train?

3. Why does Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Thornton to look after Margaret?

4. Who writes a letter of reference for work for Nicholas?

5. Whom does Mr. Thornton tell first that he must give up his business?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margaret respond to Mr. Bell's surprise to take her to Helstone?

2. Why is Margaret so concerned when she hears that Mr. Thornton thinks she was at the train station with Mr. Lennox?

3. Why does Nicholas not want to break the news of Boucher's death to Boucher's wife?

4. Why does Frederick decide to stay in Spain?

5. Why does Mrs. Thornton confront Margaret about being in the train station with someone she suspects is her lover?

6. Why is Mr. Thornton fearful of Nicholas after he refuses to give him work?

7. How do Mr. Thornton and Nicholas seal the deal when Mr. Thornton finally offers Nicholas a new job?

8. Why does Margaret refer Frederick to Henry Lennox?

9. After Bessy dies, why does Margaret bring a drunk Nicholas back to her house?

10. Why does Margaret stop giving advice through letters to Mr. Bell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the generational conflict between the character of "North and South" and what these conflicts convey to the reader about past and present.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the life story of John Thornton and how it relates to one of the central themes of the novel. Use specific quotations from the text in your paper.

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