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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. When the novel opens, who is Edith engaged to?

2. What one request does Mrs. Hale make as her life comes to an end?

3. Why does Nicholas get angry about Margaret's visit to Bessy?

4. How does the narrator describe Mrs. Thornton's presence when going to dinner at the Hales'?

5. What kind act has Mary done for Bessy that Margaret sees when she comes for a visit one day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Margaret run upstairs to cry after she tells her mother they will be moving to Milton?

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

4. Why does Bessy claim that Margaret never has suffered and is likely never to do so in the future?

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

6. What does Margaret tell Mr. Thornton his workers have a human right to?

7. What makes Margaret go out in search of household help in Milton when she first arrives?

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

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

10. What difference between the northern and southern shopkeepers does Margaret notice in Heston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the character of Margaret at the beginning of the novel with the character of Margaret at the end of the novel. What is different? What is the same? How has she changed and grown? What were the causes of that growth?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ending of the novel and Margaret's decision to be with Mr. Thornton. Is this choice in the best interest of her character? Is it what she wants? Is it in the best interest of Mr. Thornton's character? Is it what he wants? Make sure to use quotations from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Thornton, both mothers of two main characters. Make sure to discuss how their children (Margaret and Mr. Thornton) reflect parts of their character.

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