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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alice offend with her toast?

2. What does a policeman tell Jem isn't worth fighting for?

3. What is Margaret able to give Mary because of her singing success?

4. Where does the Davenport family live?

5. Who is Mr. Wilson's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Esther tell Jem she is concerned for Mary?

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

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

6. What does Jem do to anger young Mary Barton?

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

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

9. How does Alice come to live in Manchester?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The central theme of the novel, "Mary Barton" is the social differences between the rich and the poor. How are they treated in society? What struggles must each class face? Are they at all similar? How do they view one another?

Essay Topic 2

Love and romance are used to balance with the serious tone of the workers' struggle with the mill owners. Discuss the romance of Mary and Jem and its purpose in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

A number of the working class characters of the novel "Mary Barton" strive to raise their social status. Discuss who does this and how they go about doing so.

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