North and South Quizzes

North and South Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel published?
1899

1900

1854

1855
2 Which famous writer was the editor of the magazine in which North and South was published?
Bronte

Austen

Dickens

Eliot
3 The novel was originally to be called
The Churchwoman of Milton

South and North

Milton-Northern

Margaret Hale
4 What is Edith doing at the opening of the novel?
Getting dressed

Talking

Sleeping

Eating
5 Edith is Margaret's
Aunt

Friend

Sister

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

18

22

19
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 married for love

She fixated on her ill health
8 Henry Lennox is a
Captain

Scholar

Barrister

Doctor
9 What bothered Margaret the most about returning home?
Missing Harley Street

Her ill health

Her parents' poor relationship and her mother's discontent

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

Margaret's brother

A fellow clergyman

Captain Lennox's brother
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 is no longer in love with his wife

He was dismissed from the parsonage

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

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

They will not be reminded of Helstone

No one will know them there

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

Mr. Hale

Frederick Hale

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

Harley Street

Corfu

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

The furniture

The wallpaper

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

She is haughty and proud

She is cold and cruel

She is shy and demure
18 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
Mrs. Hale complains about the air and environs

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
19 Where does Margaret meet Nicholas and Bessy for the first time?
At the mill

On the street

In Helstone

At her own house
20 Who does Mr. Thornton live with?
His mother and sister

Himself

His mother and father

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

His form

His eyes

His voice
22 In their first long conversation Mr. Thornton and Margaret talk about
Philosophy

Religion

Masters and workingmen

Literature
23 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT
Bessy's health is improving

Bessy wants to die

Nicholas and Bessy were upset that Margaret did not come to visit

Nicholas does not believe in God
24 Mrs. Thornton has contempt for
Grace and manners

Weak character

Religious people

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

Her dislike for Milton

Her education and background

Her rejection of her son as a husband

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