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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. Where does Jem suggest that he and Mary might immigrate to?

2. What does Jem ask his mother for before he returns to Liverpool?

3. How is the house that Mary is taken to described in Chapter 31?

4. On what day is Harry Carson murdered?

5. How much money does Job offer Charley to escort Mary home should she show up at the Jones'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Sturgis' try to revive Mary when she faints at their house?

2. How is Harry Carson murdered and where is the murder weapon found?

3. How does Jane Wilson feel about Jem and Mary as a couple?

4. How has Alice Wilson's stroke affected her, and who cares for her?

5. How does Mary end up going home with one of the sailors?

6. What is Mary's first thought when she sees her father after returning from Liverpool?

7. Why does Mary want the doctor to declare Jane too sick to travel?

8. What does Esther find at the scene of the Carson murder?

9. What does Mary offer the sailors in order to hire a boat?

10. Why does Margaret tell her grandfather that Mary should be the one to search for Will?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chartism was a workers' movement from the 1830's to 1850. Discuss chartism and its role in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the antagonist of the story? Why? Give examples from the text to illustrate your points.

Essay Topic 3

The characters of the novel "Mary Barton" face many trials along the way, yet, for the most part, they remain hopeful. Discuss the recurring motif of hope in the novel "Mary Barton".

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