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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Dixon out quite a bit after all of the Hales move from Milton?
(a) Mrs. Thornton.
(b) Mr. Thornton.
(c) Mr. Hale.
(d) Bessy.

2. Where does Frederick plan to go after fleeing Milton (after Mrs. Hale dies)?
(a) America.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

3. Why does Mr. Lennox take Margaret to the seaside?
(a) To try to win her over.
(b) To keep her away from the people trying to kill her.
(c) To let her get even more depressed.
(d) To isolate her from the illness sweeping the country.

4. What does Margaret tell Mrs. Thornton about the man she was at the train station with?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She confesses it was her fugitive brother.
(c) She says it's none of Mrs. Thornton's business who she dates.
(d) She lies and says she is having an affair.

5. From whom does Margaret learn Mr. Bell is on his deathbed?
(a) Bessy.
(b) His servant.
(c) Mr. Thornton.
(d) Mrs. Thornton.

6. What role does Margaret assume for the Boucher children?
(a) Mother.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Wet nurse.
(d) Nurse.

7. Why does Margaret want to see Mr. Thornton after Boucher has died?
(a) She is worried about his taking the news too hard.
(b) She wants to accuse him of murder.
(c) She needs to beg him for a job.
(d) She wants to know his opinon of her.

8. How long does Mrs. Hale live after Frederick arrives home?
(a) One week.
(b) She dies that night.
(c) One month.
(d) One day.

9. What is the name of Frederick's young new wife?
(a) This is a trick question; he has no young new wife.
(b) Bessy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Angela.

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

11. Who does Frederick see about his legal problems?
(a) A private investigator.
(b) A judge.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Mr. Lennox.

12. How does Nicholas find out Boucher has died?
(a) He sees his body being carried down the street.
(b) He hears Mrs. Boucher wailing with grief.
(c) He hears the church bells toll.
(d) He sees him die himself.

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

14. Whom does Mr. Bell think Margaret must have been at the train station with?
(a) Henricks.
(b) Henry Lennox.
(c) Her father.
(d) Mr. Thornton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Bell say to Margaret right before he passes away?

2. When the novel ends, whom is Margaret embracing?

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Thornton react to the news that Margaret was seen at the train station with an unknown man?

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