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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 a policeman tell Jem isn't worth fighting for?
(a) A woman.
(b) Money.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Workers' rights.

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

3. What country is "Mary Barton" set in?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

4. What do John's neighbors describe as "th' ruin of poor folk"?
(a) Short winter days.
(b) Machines.
(c) The rich.
(d) Landlords.

5. In Chapter 10, who runs into Mrs. Barton's sister Esther in the street?
(a) Jeb Wilson.
(b) John Barton.
(c) Margaret Jennings.
(d) Mary Barton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affliction does Margaret tell Mary she suffers from?

2. Who employs Mary?

3. Why does Alice originally come to Manchester?

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

5. What does Harry Carson offer to do for Mary if it will make her happy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Barton upset in the first two chapters of the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does John Barton help the Davenport family?

10. How does Mary react to Jem Wilson's marriage proposal?

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