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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who escorts Frederick to the train station when he leaves Milton?
(a) Mr. Hale.
(b) Margaret.
(c) He goes by himself because he is technically in hiding.
(d) Mrs. Hale.

2. Who writes a letter of reference for work for Nicholas?
(a) Mrs. Hale.
(b) Mrs. Thornton.
(c) Mr. Thornton.
(d) Mr. Hale.

3. Why does Mr. Thornton come to London after he decides to give up his business?
(a) To see his lawyer.
(b) To find wealthier investors who can bail him out.
(c) To steal money from a big bank.
(d) To find a new place to live.

4. Who tells a police officer that Margaret was at the train station with a young man?
(a) The mailman.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The tailor.
(d) The grocer.

5. Who walks in on Margaret just as she is complaining about Mr. Thornton's not giving Nicholas a job?
(a) Mrs. Thornton.
(b) The union president.
(c) Mr. Hale.
(d) Mr. Thornton himself.

6. With whom does Margaret go to see the dying Mr. Bell?
(a) Mr. Thornton.
(b) Mrs Thornton.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Mr. Lennox.

7. When the novel ends, whom is Margaret embracing?
(a) Mrs. Thornton.
(b) Mr. Lennox.
(c) Mr. Thornton.
(d) Mrs. Lennox.

8. How does Margaret feel about Frederick's return?
(a) She is jealous of him.
(b) She is delighted.
(c) She can't wait for him to leave again.
(d) She is angry.

9. Who delivers the first letter from Frederick, after he flees Milton, to Margaret?
(a) Mrs. Thornton.
(b) Mr. Thornton.
(c) Mrs. Hale.
(d) Dixon.

10. How does Frederick announce his return to the Hale household?
(a) He rings the doorbell.
(b) He has a messenger deliver a letter.
(c) He comes home singing his favorite song.
(d) He rings the morning breakfast bell.

11. How does Nicholas feel about books?
(a) He worships them.
(b) He thinks they have secret messages inside.
(c) He is afraid of them because he can't read.
(d) He doesn't trust them.

12. For what reason is the inquest into Leonards' death stopped?
(a) Because Margaret won't cooperate.
(b) For lack of medical evidence.
(c) Because it is ruled an accident.
(d) Because the witnesses keep changing their stories.

13. Who tells Margaret about her father's death?
(a) Mr. Thornton.
(b) Dixon.
(c) Mr. Bell.
(d) Bessy.

14. Why has Leonards come to London?
(a) To reunite with his family.
(b) To arrest Frederick.
(c) To support Mr. Hale after his wife dies.
(d) To propose to Margaret.

15. What reminds Mr. Thornton of Margaret during his financial troubles?
(a) A chance encounter with Nicholas on the street.
(b) He sees a story about her in the newspaper.
(c) He keeps having dreams about her.
(d) He sees her from afar during the Saturday morning farmers' market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bessy's sister ask Margaret to do after Bessy dies?

2. What does Margaret do after the police inspector comes to her house?

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

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

5. Who requests that the inquest into Leonards' death be stopped?

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