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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Chapter 22, and Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does John fear Jane Wilson will die from?
(a) Heartsickness.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Exhaustion.
(d) Fever.

2. Who does Jem hit in the street?
(a) Harry Carson.
(b) Will Wilson.
(c) John Barton.
(d) Henry Carson.

3. Who is John Barton chosen to speak to about the bad working conditions in Manchester?
(a) The media.
(b) Parliament.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The mill owners.

4. What city does John Barton have to travel to in Chapter 8?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) London.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Dublin.

5. What is a Chartist?
(a) A member of a secret society.
(b) A member of a radical worker's rights group.
(c) A political lobbyist.
(d) A hospital volunteer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what do we learn happened to Esther's daughter?

2. What does Mr. Wilson ask Henry Carson for in Chapter 6?

3. What do John's neighbors describe as "th' ruin of poor folk"?

4. What building catches fire in Chapter 5?

5. Who dies in Chapter 7 of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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