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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Chapter 16, and Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does "Mary Barton" take place?
(a) Around the 1830s to1840s.
(b) Around the 1870s to1880s.
(c) Around the 1930s to1940s.
(d) Around the 1900s to 1910s.

2. What does Mr. Wilson ask Henry Carson for in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Davenport's wages.
(b) Food for the Davenports.
(c) For help finding Davenport a new job.
(d) An order to take Davenport to the infirmary.

3. What does John use to stave off hunger?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Opium.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Water.

4. Who is Sally Leadbitter?
(a) Mary's cousin.
(b) A shop girl.
(c) Alice's neighbor.
(d) A seamstress.

5. Who continually accosts Mary on her way to work in Chapter 11?
(a) Jeb Wilson.
(b) Will Wilson.
(c) Harry Carson.
(d) Henry Carson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mary reading when Jem Wilson visits her home in Chapter 8?

2. Why is John Barton upset when he returns home in Chapter 9?

3. In the beginning of the book, what does Mrs. Barton send her daughter to buy?

4. What happens to Mrs. Barton in the time it takes her husband to return from fetching the doctor?

5. What does John Barton buy with the money he pawned his belongings for?

(see the answer key)

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