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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. Why is Mr. Thornton struggling with his business?

2. How long does Nicholas wait with the porter to ask Mr. Thornton for a job?

3. What false errand does Margaret apologize for sending Nicholas on?

4. What role does Margaret assume for the Boucher children?

5. For what reason is the inquest into Leonards' death stopped?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dixon in a panic when she comes to visit Margaret after Mrs. Hale's death?

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

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

4. What does the dying Mrs. Hale ask Mrs. Thornton to do?

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

6. Why does Frederick decide to stay in Spain?

7. What kinds of conversations do Mrs. Thornton and her son usually have?

8. Why is Mr. Hale not happy when his son returns home?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the character of Margaret at the beginning of the novel with the character of Margaret at the end of the novel. What is different? What is the same? How has she changed and grown? What were the causes of that growth?

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 symbolism of the character of Bessy and what happens to her in the novel.

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