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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Nicholas wait with the porter to ask Mr. Thornton for a job?
(a) Five hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) One minute.

2. Who calls a doctor for Mrs. Boucher when she becomes ill?
(a) Mr. Thornton.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Mr. Hale.

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

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

5. What kind of food does Mr. Thornton buy for the dying Mrs. Hale?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Cherry liquor.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fails to show up at the meeting between Margaret and Mr. Thornton?

2. Who delivers the first letter from Frederick, after he flees Milton, to Margaret?

3. From whom does Margaret learn Mr. Bell is on his deathbed?

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

5. Who informs Margaret that Bessy has died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nicholas take it upon himself to look after Boucher's children?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Thornton think of the possibility of Mr. Thornton's marrying Margaret?

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

8. Why does Margaret initially refuse to give Mr. Thornton any credit for helping her and her brother with the police investigation?

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

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

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