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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Alice just been doing when she meets Miss Barton?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Playing music.
(c) Picking herbs.
(d) Hanging clothes.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 14, what do we learn happened to Esther's daughter?
(a) She died.
(b) She lost her sight.
(c) She emigrated to Canada.
(d) She married a clergyman.

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

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

8. Who does John try to convince Mary to marry?
(a) Mr. Bridgenorth.
(b) Harry Carson.
(c) Will Wilson.
(d) Jem Wilson.

9. What does Mary hope she will be able to give Jem once she becomes a rich wife?
(a) Money.
(b) A new suit.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A birthday party.

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

11. What is Mary reading when Jem Wilson visits her home in Chapter 8?
(a) A book of poems.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A letter from a relation.

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

13. Who does Esther want to save from following in her footsteps?
(a) Alice.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jane.
(d) Margaret.

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

15. In the beginning of the book, what does Mrs. Barton send her daughter to buy?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Bread.
(c) Tea.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Esther work as to make money?

3. Who is described as "a back-biting enemy of John Barton's"?

4. What happens to Mrs. Barton in the time it takes her husband to return from fetching the doctor?

5. What is Alice's friend Margaret's last name?

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