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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do the Wilsons have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

3. What does Will Wilson do for a living?
(a) Will is a shoemaker.
(b) Will is a writer.
(c) Will is a sailor.
(d) Will is a dyer.

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

5. Which character is a Chartist?
(a) Harry Carson.
(b) Mary Barton.
(c) John Barton.
(d) Jem Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Esther told she is responsible for in Chapter 10?

2. What is Esther released from in Chapter 14?

3. Where does Harry Carson first see Mary?

4. What is a Chartist?

5. What do John and Mary begin to do to raise money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Esther tell Jem she is concerned for Mary?

2. How does the author describe the factory girls at the Green Hey Fields?

3. What does Jem do to anger young Mary Barton?

4. What happens when John Barton runs into his sister-in-law Esther in the street?

5. How does Alice come to live in Manchester?

6. Why does John Barton go to London in Chapter 8?

7. What job does Mary find and how is she compensated for her work?

8. When Alice Wilson invites Mary to tea to meet Margaret, what does Mary do before she goes to Alice's house?

9. What organization has John Barton joined in Chapter 15?

10. Recount the confrontation between Jem and Harry Carson in the street.

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