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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. How does Jane feel about her son's affection for Mary?

2. What does a policeman drop off at Mary's house?

3. What lie does Job tell Jane about Mary in Chapter 30?

4. Whose name is written on the wad of paper Esther finds in the hedge?

5. What does the young boy that Mary runs into in the street beg her for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Mary look for Will when she reaches Liverpool?

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

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

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

9. Who does Jane blame for Jem's arrest?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the genre of the novel "Mary Barton"? Why? Support your response with ample evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Generosity is a recurring motif in the novel "Mary Barton". Discuss the characters and their generosity in the novel.

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