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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. Where is Mrs. Hale originally from?

2. What does Dr. Donaldson tell Mr. Hale about Margaret and Mrs. Hale's health?

3. Who is Dixon?

4. What does Bessy think would make her be less ill?

5. From where is Margaret initially watching Mr. Thornton address the striking workers outside of his home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Mr. Hale to faint after he returns home from the dinner party at the Thorntons'?

2. How does Mrs. Thornton feel about living so close to the mill?

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

4. Why does Mr. Hale leave his job as a reverend?

5. Whom does Mrs. Thornton accuse Mr. Thornton of needing to protect him?

6. What does Bessy claim is the cause for her deteriorating look of health?

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

8. What advice does Margaret give to Mr. Thornton about how to handle the growing crowd of striking workers outside his door?

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

10. What first surprises Mr. Thornton about Margaret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life story of John Thornton and how it relates to one of the central themes of the novel. Use specific quotations from the text in your paper.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the scene of Henry Lennox' first romantic confession to Margaret and what happens afterward. What does Gaskell do to create the tone? What do the different characters' reactions immediately after tell us about their personalities? How does what happens afterward foreshadow what happens later in the text, if at all?

Essay Topic 3

What message is Glaskell trying to convey to the reader about socioeconomic class issues in England during this time? Use 3 examples from the text to support your thesis.

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