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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mary travel to Liverpool?
(a) By carriage.
(b) By boat.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By train.

2. After learning the identity of his son's murderer, what does Henry Carson do?
(a) Henry goes home and reads the bible.
(b) Henry contacts the police.
(c) Henry visits his lawyer.
(d) Henry visited Harry's grave.

3. Instead of money, what does Mary offer two sailors as pay?
(a) Her watch.
(b) Her ring.
(c) Her shawl.
(d) Her hat.

4. Why would the boat that Mary rode NOT return to the same pier?
(a) An American steamer anchored close to it.
(b) The tide is affecting where they can anchor.
(c) The crew do not want to return to that pier.
(d) The boat's original pier is down the lake.

5. How is the house that Mary is taken to described in Chapter 31?
(a) Tidy.
(b) Small.
(c) Eerie.
(d) Old-fashioned.

6. Who is arrested for Harry Carson's murder?
(a) Henry Carson.
(b) Jem Wilson.
(c) John Barton.
(d) Mary Barton.

7. What does Sally ask Mary about her trip to Liverpool?
(a) If she will shop while there.
(b) What she will wear.
(c) How long she will be.
(d) When she will leave.

8. What lie does Job tell Jane about Mary in Chapter 30?
(a) That Mary will be arriving shortly.
(b) That Mary found evidence in favor of Jem.
(c) That he found Mary at the Jones'.
(d) That Mary is safe and sound at home.

9. Who does Mary listen to speaking about Jem's case on her way to Liverpool?
(a) Job and the a lawyer.
(b) Two lawyers' clerks.
(c) A pair of gossiping young ladies.
(d) Two newspaper reporters.

10. Where does Mary say she has no intention to return to in Chapter 25?
(a) To her father's home.
(b) To England.
(c) To Miss Simmonds'.
(d) To Manchester.

11. Which of the following is NOT one of the Carson sisters?
(a) Amy.
(b) Emma.
(c) Sophy.
(d) Helen.

12. Who informs the Carson sisters of their brother's murder?
(a) Their uncle.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their tutor.
(d) Their nurse.

13. Where does Mary wait at the courthouse?
(a) In the witness room.
(b) Outside on the steps.
(c) In a hallway.
(d) In the courtroom.

14. Who is the lawyer that Job hires?
(a) Mr. Roadwest.
(b) Mr. Streetsouth.
(c) Mr. Alleyeast.
(d) Mr. Bridgenorth.

15. Who does Job receive a letter from at the courthouse?
(a) Mr. Bridgenorth.
(b) Jem Wilson.
(c) John Barton.
(d) Esther.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jem ask his mother for before he returns to Liverpool?

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

3. Who recommends that Mary be the one to track down Will Wilson?

4. Where is Harry Carson murdered?

5. What does the young boy that Mary runs into in the street beg her for?

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