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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30, Chapter 31, and Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who employs Mary?
(a) Mr. Carson.
(b) Miss Simmonds.
(c) Mrs. Fergusson.
(d) Mr. Duncombe.

2. What does John Barton pawn for money in Chapter 6?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Picture frames.
(c) Cutlery.
(d) Clothes.

3. What job does Mary take to make a living?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Weaver.
(c) Washer.
(d) Flower seller.

4. Why is John Barton upset when he returns home in Chapter 9?
(a) John was too sick to plead his case in London.
(b) The government officials wouldn't hear him out.
(c) The government officials laughed at him.
(d) John has been fired from his job.

5. What expression does the old boatman's wife like to use?
(a) "Well-a-well".
(b) "My darling child!"
(c) "And so on."
(d) "It's all part of God's plan."

Short Answer Questions

1. In what activities is John Barton involved in Chapter 4?

2. Where does the Davenport family live?

3. Who grabs Mary by the arm at the end of Chapter 28?

4. What does the young boy that Mary runs into in the street beg her for?

5. What do John's neighbors describe as "th' ruin of poor folk"?

(see the answer key)

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