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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mr. and Mrs. Barton's daughter at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is eleven years old.
(b) She is sixteen years old.
(c) She is thirteen years old.
(d) She is eighteen years old.

2. Who are the Green Hey Fields popular with?
(a) The middle class.
(b) The upper class.
(c) The working class.
(d) The aristocracy.

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

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

5. Where was Margaret living when her parents died?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) London.

6. How do the Chartists decide who will murder one of the mill masters?
(a) By age.
(b) By nomination.
(c) By height.
(d) By secret drawing.

7. Who is Mr. Wilson's wife?
(a) Anne.
(b) Amelia.
(c) Jane.
(d) Catherine.

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

9. Who gives John Barton a suit to wear for his trip in Chapter 8?
(a) Mrs. Davenport.
(b) Alice Wilson.
(c) Mrs. Wilson.
(d) Job Legh.

10. Where does John need to travel to as a trade union delegate in Chapter 16?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) London.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Glasgow.

11. In Chapter 10, why is it even harder for John to find work?
(a) More mills have closed.
(b) John is sickly.
(c) John can't get a letter of reference from the Carsons.
(d) The mill owners know John went to the government.

12. Who does Jane think Jem will ask to marry him?
(a) Sally Leadbitter.
(b) Margaret Jennings.
(c) Mary.
(d) A shop girl.

13. Who does Alice never see again after moving to Manchester?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

14. Who does Jane say Alice is awaiting a letter from?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her neighbor.
(d) Her sister.

15. Who dies in Chapter 7 of the novel?
(a) The Wilson twins.
(b) George Wilson.
(c) Jane Wilson.
(d) Alice Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will Wilson do for a living?

2. What country is "Mary Barton" set in?

3. Who does George Wilson ask for money in Chapter 6?

4. What is Mary reading when Jem Wilson visits her home in Chapter 8?

5. Who does Alice offend with her toast?

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