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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 sailor.
(b) Will is a writer.
(c) Will is a dyer.
(d) Will is a shoemaker.

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

3. Why does Alice originally come to Manchester?
(a) To work in a factory.
(b) To become a servant.
(c) To become a governess.
(d) To marry.

4. What does John Barton do for a living?
(a) John is a teacher.
(b) John works as a farmer.
(c) John is a vicar.
(d) John works in a factory.

5. Which tradeworkers are on strike in Chapter 15?
(a) Weavers.
(b) Dyers.
(c) Bricklayers.
(d) Carpenters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary realize about Jem in Chapter 11?

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

3. Why does Esther want to keep a distance from people?

4. Where does the Davenport family live?

5. Who does Will Wilson wish to marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does John Barton help the Davenport family?

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

4. What story does Job Legh tell about going to London?

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

6. What happens when Mrs. Barton goes into labor in Chapter 3?

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

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

9. How does Alice come to live in Manchester?

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

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