North and South Quizzes

North and South Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel published?
1855

1899

1854

1900
2 Which famous writer was the editor of the magazine in which North and South was published?
Eliot

Bronte

Dickens

Austen
3 The novel was originally to be called
Margaret Hale

The Churchwoman of Milton

South and North

Milton-Northern
4 What is Edith doing at the opening of the novel?
Getting dressed

Sleeping

Talking

Eating
5 Edith is Margaret's
Aunt

Friend

Sister

Cousin
6 How old is Margaret at the beginning of the novel?
19

20

18

22
7 All of the following statements are true regarding Mrs. Shaw EXCEPT
She envied her sister for marrying for love

She had a good deal of wealth

She fixated on her ill health

She married for love
8 Henry Lennox is a
Doctor

Captain

Scholar

Barrister
9 What bothered Margaret the most about returning home?
Her parents' poor relationship and her mother's discontent

Her ill health

Missing Harley Street

The weather
10 Who is Frederick?
An old man who lives near the parsonage

Margaret's brother

Captain Lennox's brother

A fellow clergyman
11 What do Henry and Margaret do the afternoon he visits?
Play music together

Go out sketching

Go to church

Stay indoors and read
12 What is the reason for Mr. Hale's strange depression?
He was dismissed from the parsonage

He must leave the Church and move the family away from Helstone

He is gravely ill

He is no longer in love with his wife
13 Mr. Hale wants to move the family to Milton for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
They will not be reminded of Helstone

He has connections to become a private tutor

He can work at a new parsonage

No one will know them there
14 Of all the members of the family, Dixon loved _____ the most.
Mrs. Hale

Mr. Hale

Frederick Hale

Miss Hale
15 Where do the Hales travel before they take up residence in Milton?
Corfu

Helstone

Harley Street

Heston
16 What part of their new residence does Margaret most object to?
The drapery

The price

The furniture

The wallpaper
17 What does Mr. Thornton think of Margaret when they first meet?
She is superficial

She is haughty and proud

She is shy and demure

She is cold and cruel
18 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
Margaret is dismayed by the boldness of Milton men

Mrs. Hale complains about the air and environs

Margaret admires Mr. Thornton as a master and mill owner

Mr. Thornton is Mr. Hale's favorite pupil and friend
19 Where does Margaret meet Nicholas and Bessy for the first time?
At her own house

In Helstone

On the street

At the mill
20 Who does Mr. Thornton live with?
His mother and sister

His mother and father

His mother

Himself
21 What is the first thing Margaret admired in Mr. Thornton?
His smile

His voice

His eyes

His form
22 In their first long conversation Mr. Thornton and Margaret talk about
Literature

Religion

Philosophy

Masters and workingmen
23 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
Bessy's health is improving

Nicholas does not believe in God

Bessy wants to die

Nicholas and Bessy were upset that Margaret did not come to visit
24 Mrs. Thornton has contempt for
Capitalism

Weak character

Religious people

Grace and manners
25 Mrs. Thornton dislikes Margaret for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Her education and background

Her rejection of her son as a husband

Her pride and demeanor

Her dislike for Milton

How is the theme developed in the poem ?

Dickens requested that Gaskell change the title of the work from Margaret Hale to North and South, and that difference permeates the entire text. Margaret and her parents represent the South while the Higgineses and the Thorntons represent the...

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Answered by Aslan on 11/18/2021 6:28 PM