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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. What does Margaret note about Mr. Thornton during the Thorntons' dinner party?

2. Who is Frederick?

3. Where is Frederick Hale living when the novel opens?

4. How does Mrs. Hale feel about not hearing the news of her move to Milton from her husband directly?

5. During dinner at the Hales', who does Mr. Thornton say has an easy life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Bessy, what happens to people who work in the cotton factory that makes them sick?

4. What causes the striking workers to head to the Thornton household to protest?

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

6. What does Mrs. Thornton warn her son about Margaret?

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

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

9. What first surprises Mr. Thornton about Margaret?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the social norms in the North and the social norms in the South, according to what is written in the novel. Make sure to use specific quotations from the text to support your arguments.

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

Discuss the generational conflict between the character of "North and South" and what these conflicts convey to the reader about past and present.

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