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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Liverpool, to where does Mary ask directions from a police officer?
(a) To Milk-House Yard.
(b) To Rum-Barn Yard.
(c) To Water-Shed Yard.
(d) To Wine-Lodge Yard.

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

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

4. Why does Mary ask a doctor to declare Jane Wilson unfit to travel?
(a) So that Mary can save Jem on her own.
(b) So that Jane won't have to testify at Jem's trial.
(c) So that Jane can rest some more.
(d) So that Mary does not have to travel with Jane.

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

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

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

8. What does the young boy that Mary runs into in the street beg her for?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Money.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

9. What does Mr. Carson refuse to do until his son's killer is sentenced?
(a) Smile or laugh.
(b) Drink a drop of alcohol.
(c) Bury Harry.
(d) Reopen the factory.

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

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

12. Where is Harry Carson murdered?
(a) In the factory.
(b) In the street.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In his house.

13. For what service does Mary earn a little bit of money in Chapter 35?
(a) For mending a woman's gown in Liverpool.
(b) For tutoring her neighbor.
(c) For serving as a witness.
(d) For taking notes during the trial.

14. What expression does the old boatman's wife like to use?
(a) "And so on."
(b) "Well-a-well".
(c) "It's all part of God's plan."
(d) "My darling child!"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Mary and Margaret decide to help Jane in Chapter 19?

2. Who suggests that Mary hire a boat to catch up with Will?

3. Who does Job receive a letter from at the courthouse?

4. Why does Sally Leadbitter go to Mary's house in Chapter 25?

5. Where does Jem suggest that he and Mary might immigrate to?

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