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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. What does John Barton pawn for money in Chapter 6?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Cutlery.
(c) Picture frames.
(d) Shoes.

2. Who is described as "a back-biting enemy of John Barton's"?
(a) Henry Carson.
(b) George Wilson.
(c) Tom Darbyshire.
(d) Ben Davenport.

3. What does Alice propose a toast to?
(a) The lady of the house.
(b) A prosperous New Year.
(c) Absent friends.
(d) Good health.

4. Where does Harry Carson first see Mary?
(a) At the market.
(b) At the Green Hey Fields.
(c) In a shop.
(d) At the factory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Will Wilson wish to marry?

2. Who does Alice never see again after moving to Manchester?

3. Where does John need to travel to as a trade union delegate in Chapter 16?

4. Who does Esther want to save from following in her footsteps?

5. In Chapter 11, who does Mary begin to ignore at work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impedes John Barton's ability to find work in Chapter 10?

2. What does Will Wilson hope to accomplish when he next sails out?

3. What happens to the Wilson twins in Chapter 7?

4. Why does John Barton suggest the Carsons will be pleased at their mill burning down?

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

6. According to the story she told Jem, what happened in Esther's life since she disappeared years earlier?

7. When Jem Wilson visits the Bartons at the beginning of Chapter 8, how does Mary treat him?

8. What effect does the burning of the Carson mill have on the mill's workers?

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

10. In Chapter 10, what does Jane Wilson tell Mary about her son Jem's plans?

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