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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 asks Mrs. Thornton to visit the dying Mrs. Hale?

2. Who informs Margaret that Bessy has died?

3. Where does Frederick plan to go after fleeing Milton (after Mrs. Hale dies)?

4. How does Mrs. Boucher react to the news that her husband is dead?

5. Who tells Margaret about her father's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dixon in a panic when she comes to visit Margaret after Mrs. Hale's death?

2. What causes the police inspector to be suspicious of Margaret?

3. Why does Frederick decide to stay in Spain?

4. Why does Margaret lie to the police inspector?

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

6. What does Mrs. Thornton think of the possibility of Mr. Thornton's marrying Margaret?

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

8. What did Bessy make Mary promise to her as she was dying?

9. Why is Mr. Thornton fearful of Nicholas after he refuses to give him work?

10. Why does Margaret refer Frederick to Henry Lennox?

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

Identify which character is the strongest in "North and South," and present an argument making your case. Make sure to cite at least 3 examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Margaret and her mother. Make sure to use direct quotations from the text.

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