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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. How does Mrs. Boucher react to the news that her husband is dead?

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

3. Who brings all the gossip from Milton to Margaret during a visit?

4. What kind of food does Mr. Thornton buy for the dying Mrs. Hale?

5. Why does Margaret not settle well into London?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Bessy make Mary promise to her as she was dying?

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

4. How does Mr. Thornton find out that Margaret has a brother?

5. Who organizes and gets rid of Mr. Hale's belongings?

6. Why is Nicholas still out of work after the strike?

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

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

9. Why does Margaret refer Frederick to Henry Lennox?

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

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

Analyze the scene of Henry Lennox' first romantic confession to Margaret and what happens afterward. What does Gaskell do to create the tone? What do the different characters' reactions immediately after tell us about their personalities? How does what happens afterward foreshadow what happens later in the text, if at all?

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