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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 is the message of Job's reading to John?
(a) That it is up to the poor to find their way through.
(b) That life isn't fair.
(c) That no one should be trusted.
(d) That God will help the poor at the end of their days.

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

3. What is Alice's friend Margaret's last name?
(a) Hibbert.
(b) Jennings.
(c) Ashcroft.
(d) Williams.

4. What do the Bartons invite the Wilsons to their home for?
(a) To have tea.
(b) To play cards.
(c) To sing songs.
(d) To play croquet.

5. In Chapter 8, who is the message from that Sally delivers to Mary?
(a) Harry Carson.
(b) John Barton.
(c) Henry Carson.
(d) Jem Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mr. Wilson suggest may be a comfort to Mrs. Barton?

3. Who continually accosts Mary on her way to work in Chapter 11?

4. What city are the Green Hey Fields located outside?

5. What does Margaret tell Mary that Jem was able to sell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does the burning of the Carson mill have on the mill's workers?

2. When Jem Wilson visits the Bartons at the beginning of Chapter 8, how does Mary treat him?

3. What happens when Mrs. Barton goes into labor in Chapter 3?

4. How does Mary react to Jem Wilson's marriage proposal?

5. What resolution do Mr. Barton and his daughter make after Mrs. Barton's death?

6. Why is John Barton upset upon his return from London?

7. What happens to the Wilson twins in Chapter 7?

8. What story does Job Legh tell about going to London?

9. What does Jem do to anger young Mary Barton?

10. What organization has John Barton joined in Chapter 15?

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