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

2. Who does Jem hit in the street?
(a) Harry Carson.
(b) John Barton.
(c) Will Wilson.
(d) Henry Carson.

3. Who does John try to convince Mary to marry?
(a) Harry Carson.
(b) Mr. Bridgenorth.
(c) Jem Wilson.
(d) Will Wilson.

4. What is a Chartist?
(a) A member of a secret society.
(b) A hospital volunteer.
(c) A political lobbyist.
(d) A member of a radical worker's rights group.

5. What occupation has Jem Wilson taken on?
(a) Dyer.
(b) Factory supervisor.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Printing press operator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What document created by Harry Carson angers the Chartists?

2. Who does Jem Wilson rescue from the burning building in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Sally Leadbitter?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Recount the confrontation between Jem and Harry Carson in the street.

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

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

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

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