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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Mary call her Aunt Esther by?
(a) Esther.
(b) Hetty.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Auntie.

2. What does Jem ask his mother for before he returns to Liverpool?
(a) A sandwich for the trip.
(b) A blessing.
(c) Money.
(d) A shawl for Mary.

3. Who does Jane Wilson blame for Harry Carson's death?
(a) Mary.
(b) Will.
(c) John.
(d) Herself.

4. What does Mary wear to Liverpool?
(a) A navy trenchcoat.
(b) A red smock.
(c) A green coat.
(d) A blue gown.

5. Who grabs Mary by the arm at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) A young sailor.
(b) Jem Wilson.
(c) The old boatman.
(d) Will Wilson.

6. What lie does Job tell Jane about Mary in Chapter 30?
(a) That Mary is safe and sound at home.
(b) That he found Mary at the Jones'.
(c) That Mary found evidence in favor of Jem.
(d) That Mary will be arriving shortly.

7. How is the house that Mary is taken to described in Chapter 31?
(a) Tidy.
(b) Eerie.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Small.

8. In Liverpool, to where does Mary ask directions from a police officer?
(a) To Rum-Barn Yard.
(b) To Milk-House Yard.
(c) To Water-Shed Yard.
(d) To Wine-Lodge Yard.

9. Who suggests that Mary hire a boat to catch up with Will?
(a) Charley Jones.
(b) Fred Jones.
(c) Orson Jones.
(d) Jimmy Jones.

10. Which of the following is NOT one of the Carson sisters?
(a) Sophy.
(b) Amy.
(c) Emma.
(d) Helen.

11. What information does Jem decide not to share with John Barton?
(a) That Margaret has died.
(b) That he and Mary are married.
(c) The Mary is emigrating.
(d) That Mary is very ill.

12. For what service does Mary earn a little bit of money in Chapter 35?
(a) For mending a woman's gown in Liverpool.
(b) For serving as a witness.
(c) For taking notes during the trial.
(d) For tutoring her neighbor.

13. Who does Jem learn is dying in Chapter 33?
(a) His mother.
(b) Henry Carson.
(c) Job Legh.
(d) Alice Wilson.

14. Who does Mary think the woman at her door at the end of Chapter 20 is?
(a) An old friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Jane Wilson.
(d) Her sister.

15. Why does Mary ask a doctor to declare Jane Wilson unfit to travel?
(a) So that Jane won't have to testify at Jem's trial.
(b) So that Mary does not have to travel with Jane.
(c) So that Mary can save Jem on her own.
(d) So that Jane can rest some more.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mary see is slowly dying in Chapter 22?

2. What word does Mary want to ask Job the meaning of?

3. Who does Mary listen to speaking about Jem's case on her way to Liverpool?

4. Where does Mary wait at the courthouse?

5. Of who is it said that writing is "a way of ticketing specimens; not of expressing thoughts"?

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