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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. Why does Nicholas ask Mr. Thornton for work?

2. To whom does Margaret finally confess whom she was at the trains station with?

3. How does Mrs. Thornton react to the news that Margaret was seen at the train station with an unknown man?

4. Why does Margaret want to see Mr. Thornton after Boucher has died?

5. With whom does Margaret go to see the dying Mr. Bell?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margaret respond to Mr. Bell's surprise to take her to Helstone?

2. Why is Margaret so concerned when she hears that Mr. Thornton thinks she was at the train station with Mr. Lennox?

3. What does Mr. Hale complain about right before he dies?

4. What kinds of conversations do Mrs. Thornton and her son usually have?

5. How does Mr. Thornton find out that Margaret has a brother?

6. Why does Margaret initially refuse to give Mr. Thornton any credit for helping her and her brother with the police investigation?

7. Why does Mrs. Thornton confront Margaret about being in the train station with someone she suspects is her lover?

8. Why does Margaret refer Frederick to Henry Lennox?

9. Why is Nicholas still out of work after the strike?

10. What happens to Margaret, emotionally, while she is in Helstone after her father has passed away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the underlying source of tension between Mrs. Thornton and her son? Use at least 3 examples from the text, including direct citations, to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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