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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. What is Esther released from in Chapter 14?

2. Who is Sally Leadbitter?

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

4. In Chapter 10, who runs into Mrs. Barton's sister Esther in the street?

5. What does John Barton buy with the money he pawned his belongings for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice come to live in Manchester?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does John Barton go to London in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the work of the author, Elizabeth Gaskell, and determine how this novel compares to her other works.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the protagonist of the novel, Mary Barton. What are her defining character traits and how does she affect the plot?

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