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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. Who does Mr. Hale ask to tell Mrs. Hale about their move to Milton?

2. In what country does "North and South" take place?

3. Who is Mr. Thornton?

4. What other character in "North and South" has a water bed?

5. What does Margaret ask of her mother when she learns she is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Hale object so much to living in Helstone?

2. What was Frederick on trial for?

3. Why is Margaret happy when the men rejoin the conversation at the Thorntons' big dinner party?

4. Why does Margaret feel guilty after Mr. Thornton leaves her home after he confesses his love to her?

5. How does Margaret prove to Bessy that she indeed knows suffering?

6. What surprises Margaret about the men in the North?

7. Where does Frederick live when the reader first learns about him?

8. Why does Mr. Hale ask Margaret to tell Mrs. Hale about their move to Milton?

9. How does Margaret react to Mr. Lennox' confession of love for her?

10. What about Mr. Thornton's life story does Margaret like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name and discuss at least 3 instances where religion appears in the text and what message Gaskell is conveying to the reader through these instances.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Hale within the context of their marriage. How are they similar? How are they different? How do they function as individuals? How do they function as a married unit? What do they provide for each other? What do they take away?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one character who is weak at the beginning of the novel and becomes strong by the end; discuss the 3 most pivotal moments of growth for this character; and use direct quotations from the text to support your thesis.

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