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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. On what condition will Miss Simmonds welcome Mary back to her seamstress job?

2. Where does Mrs. Jones say Will has gone?

3. After learning the identity of his son's murderer, what does Henry Carson do?

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

5. Who is Mrs. Jones?

Short Essay Questions

1. What alibi is found for Jem?

2. What evidence is there against Jem in the Carson murder case?

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

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

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

6. How does Esther hide the truth about her living situation from Mary when she visits her?

7. How does Mary realize that her father is the true murderer?

8. Why does Jem leave Mary to return to Manchester?

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

10. What effect does the summons to testify against her son have on Jane Wilson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gaskell uses language to make the characters more vivid and realistic. Discuss how Gaskell uses dialect and regional works to bring the Lancashire world to life.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the end of the novel. Were you satisfied with the ending? Did it surprise you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Industrial Revolution and its role in the novel.

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