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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What affliction does Margaret tell Mary she suffers from?
(a) Deafness.
(b) Dizziness.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Epilepsy.

2. What medical condition befalls Alice WIlson in Chapter 16?
(a) Influenza.
(b) A stroke.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Cancer.

3. In what activities is John Barton involved in Chapter 4?
(a) Economic stimulation activities.
(b) Workers' Union activities.
(c) Neighborhood watch activities.
(d) Environmental activities.

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

5. What does Will Wilson do for a living?
(a) Will is a writer.
(b) Will is a shoemaker.
(c) Will is a dyer.
(d) Will is a sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Margaret tell Mary not to chase Jem?

2. In Chapter 8, what does John fear Jane Wilson will die from?

3. What does Job read to John Barton?

4. What does Harry Carson offer to do for Mary if it will make her happy?

5. What talent does Margaret exhibit in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does John Barton suggest the Carsons will be pleased at their mill burning down?

2. What comment do two rude boys make about young Mary Barton in Chapter 2?

3. What advice does Margaret offer Mary about her feelings for Jem?

4. Why does Esther tell Jem she is concerned for Mary?

5. How does the author describe the factory girls at the Green Hey Fields?

6. According to the story she told Jem, what happened in Esther's life since she disappeared years earlier?

7. Why does John Barton go to London in Chapter 8?

8. What message do John's neighbors tell him to share in London?

9. What serious measure do the Charists decide to take in Chapter 16?

10. What impedes John Barton's ability to find work in Chapter 10?

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