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

2. What does John use to stave off hunger?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Water.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Opium.

3. What building catches fire in Chapter 5?
(a) The local church.
(b) The Barton home.
(c) The Carsons' mill.
(d) The Carson manor.

4. Where does John need to travel to as a trade union delegate in Chapter 16?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) London.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Glasgow.

5. What medical condition befalls Alice WIlson in Chapter 16?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Influenza.
(c) A stroke.
(d) A heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. and Mrs. Barton's daughter named?

2. Who is Esther?

3. What does Mary get at her job in addition to her wages?

4. Who gives John Barton a suit to wear for his trip in Chapter 8?

5. What is Mary reading when Jem Wilson visits her home in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are the Bartons at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Mrs. Barton say Alice should bring with her to tea?

3. What resolution do Mr. Barton and his daughter make after Mrs. Barton's death?

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

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

6. What comment do two rude boys make about young Mary Barton in Chapter 2?

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

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

9. What message do John's neighbors tell him to share in London?

10. How does Alice come to live in Manchester?

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