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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. Who is Sally Leadbitter?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A shop girl.
(c) Alice's neighbor.
(d) Mary's cousin.

2. Who does Mr. Wilson suggest may be a comfort to Mrs. Barton?
(a) Mrs. Barton's daughter.
(b) His wife, Jane.
(c) His sister, Alice.
(d) Mrs. Barton's mother

3. What does Esther work as to make money?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A seamstress.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A weaver.

4. What is Ben Davenport ill with in Chapter 6?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) A fever.
(d) Malnutrition.

5. What does John Barton buy with the money he pawned his belongings for?
(a) A jacket.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Food and fuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which important people hold a meeting in Chapter 16?

2. How old is Mr. and Mrs. Barton's daughter at the beginning of the novel?

3. What is the message of Job's reading to John?

4. In Chapter 14, what do we learn happened to Esther's daughter?

5. In Chapter 14, where do we learn Esther opened a shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is John Barton upset upon his return from London?

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

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

4. Why is John Barton's health suffering in Chapter 12?

5. How does John Barton help the Davenport family?

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

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

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

9. How does Alice come to live in Manchester?

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

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