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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 wrote "North and South"

2. Who unlocks the door for Mr. Thornton as he prepares to address the angry mob outside his home?

3. On what street does Aunt Shaw live?

4. When Mr. Hale begins tutoring in Milton, who is his oldest and best student?

5. According to Bessy, who usually gets invitations to the Thornton's house?

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

4. What does Nicholas have to say about the people in Milton and religion?

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

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

7. Why is Dixon in a panic when Mr. Hale and Margaret return from the Thorntons' big dinner party?

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

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

10. What was Frederick on trial for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify at least 3 instances where Margaret inserts herself into the world of men in the novel, and discuss how her doing so goes against the gender norms of the time.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that the character of Frederick plays in the story of "North and South" and at least 3 unique functions that this character serves within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the scene where Margaret breaks the news to her mother that the family will be moving to Milton. Pay particular attention to the use of foreshadowing, analyzing how what happens during this scene (and between the characters) foreshadows what is to come later in the novel. Use quotations from the text to support your position.

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