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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following do the old boatman and his wife NOT use to try to revive Mary from fainting?
(a) A burnt feather.
(b) Smelling salts.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Cold water.

2. How does Jane feel about her son's affection for Mary?
(a) Happy.
(b) Worried.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Jealous.

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

4. What does Mary admit in her testimony?
(a) That she loved Harry Carson.
(b) That she loves Jem.
(c) The she killed Harry Carson.
(d) That her father killed Harry Carson.

5. What obstacle must Will's ship overcome before sailing out to sea?
(a) A storm.
(b) A shortage of crew.
(c) The tide.
(d) A sandbar.

6. What name does Mary call her Aunt Esther by?
(a) Auntie.
(b) Esther.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Hetty.

7. What word does Mary want to ask Job the meaning of?
(a) Onus.
(b) Suspect.
(c) Alibi.
(d) Circumstantial.

8. What does Mary wear to Liverpool?
(a) A blue gown.
(b) A navy trenchcoat.
(c) A red smock.
(d) A green coat.

9. After Mary's boat has reached the John Cropper, how does Will say he will return to shore?
(a) He will return by land at the next stop.
(b) He will continue his journey until the boat reaches its destination.
(c) In the pilot's boat.
(d) He will swim.

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

11. Who does Mary see is slowly dying in Chapter 22?
(a) Her father.
(b) Alice.
(c) Job.
(d) Jane Wilson.

12. What chore is Mrs. Jones carrying out when Job visits her home?
(a) Making the beds.
(b) Folding laundry.
(c) Ironing.
(d) Baking.

13. Who is Mrs. Jones?
(a) A secretary in Liverpool.
(b) The owner of a carriage for rent.
(c) A dressmaker in Liverpool.
(d) The owner of a lodging home.

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

15. What pier does Mary depart from on the boat to take her to the John Cooper?
(a) "Queen's Pier."
(b) "Princess' Pier."
(c) "Prince's Pier".
(d) "King's Pier".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mary think the woman at her door at the end of Chapter 20 is?

2. Where does Charley tell Job the boat Mary rode has gone?

3. Where does Mrs. Jones say Will has gone?

4. How is the house that Mary is taken to described in Chapter 31?

5. Where does Mary find bullets and a package of gun powder?

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