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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary ask a doctor to declare Jane Wilson unfit to travel?

2. Where does Mary say she has no intention to return to in Chapter 25?

3. What pier does Mary depart from on the boat to take her to the John Cooper?

4. Where does Jem suggest that he and Mary might immigrate to?

5. What chore is Mrs. Jones carrying out when Job visits her home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret tell her grandfather that Mary should be the one to search for Will?

2. How is Harry Carson murdered and where is the murder weapon found?

3. How does Mary end up going home with one of the sailors?

4. What effect does the summons to testify against her son have on Jane Wilson?

5. Why does Mary want the doctor to declare Jane too sick to travel?

6. What lie does Job tell Jane Wilson in Chapter 30?

7. How has Alice Wilson's stroke affected her, and who cares for her?

8. Why does Sally Leadbitter say Mary should rethink giving up her job?

9. Who does Jane blame for Jem's arrest?

10. Where does Mary look for Will when she reaches Liverpool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love and romance are used to balance with the serious tone of the workers' struggle with the mill owners. Discuss the romance of Mary and Jem and its purpose in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

A number of the working class characters of the novel "Mary Barton" strive to raise their social status. Discuss who does this and how they go about doing so.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the female characters of the novel. How are they portrayed in the novel? Do you believe that having a female author affected the portrayal of the characters?

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