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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XXXVI-XL.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Margaret enjoy hanging out with the most during the Thorntons' dinner party?
(a) The women.
(b) The kitchen staff.
(c) The men.
(d) The butlers.

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

3. Who looks after the Boucher children while Mrs. Boucher is ill?
(a) Mr. Hale.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Nicholas.
(d) Mr. Thornton.

4. What other character in "North and South" has a water bed?
(a) Dixon.
(b) Mrs. Thornton.
(c) Bessy.
(d) Margaret.

5. Why does Nicholas get angry about Margaret's visit to Bessy?
(a) Because she came uninvited.
(b) Because he does not want his daughter preached to.
(c) Because she might catch and spread Bessy's illness.
(d) Because she is one more mouth to feed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Frederick Hale living when the novel opens?

2. What is Dixon professionally trained as?

3. According to Nicholas, why do the workers of the South not strike?

4. Who unlocks the door for Mr. Thornton as he prepares to address the angry mob outside his home?

5. Who is Mary?

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