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?
Austen

Bronte

Eliot

Dickens
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?
Eating

Talking

Getting dressed

Sleeping
5 Edith is Margaret's
Friend

Aunt

Cousin

Sister
6 How old is Margaret at the beginning of the novel?
20

18

19

22
7 All of the following statements are true regarding Mrs. Shaw EXCEPT
She fixated on her ill health

She envied her sister for marrying for love

She had a good deal of wealth

She married for love
8 Henry Lennox is a
Doctor

Captain

Scholar

Barrister
9 What bothered Margaret the most about returning home?
Her ill health

Missing Harley Street

The weather

Her parents' poor relationship and her mother's discontent
10 Who is Frederick?
Margaret's brother

A fellow clergyman

Captain Lennox's brother

An old man who lives near the parsonage
11 What do Henry and Margaret do the afternoon he visits?
Go out sketching

Play music together

Stay indoors and read

Go to church
12 What is the reason for Mr. Hale's strange depression?
He is no longer in love with his wife

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

He was dismissed from the parsonage

He is gravely ill
13 Mr. Hale wants to move the family to Milton for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
He can work at a new parsonage

No one will know them there

They will not be reminded of Helstone

He has connections to become a private tutor
14 Of all the members of the family, Dixon loved _____ the most.
Mr. Hale

Mrs. Hale

Miss Hale

Frederick Hale
15 Where do the Hales travel before they take up residence in Milton?
Helstone

Heston

Corfu

Harley Street
16 What part of their new residence does Margaret most object to?
The furniture

The drapery

The wallpaper

The price
17 What does Mr. Thornton think of Margaret when they first meet?
She is shy and demure

She is haughty and proud

She is superficial

She is cold and cruel
18 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
Mr. Thornton is Mr. Hale's favorite pupil and friend

Margaret is dismayed by the boldness of Milton men

Margaret admires Mr. Thornton as a master and mill owner

Mrs. Hale complains about the air and environs
19 Where does Margaret meet Nicholas and Bessy for the first time?
On the street

At the mill

At her own house

In Helstone
20 Who does Mr. Thornton live with?
His mother

His mother and father

His mother and sister

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

His smile

His eyes

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

Philosophy

Religion

Literature
23 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
Nicholas does not believe in God

Bessy wants to die

Bessy's health is improving

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

Religious people

Capitalism

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

Her education and background

Her rejection of her son as a husband

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