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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. Instead of money, what does Mary offer two sailors as pay?

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

3. For what service does Mary earn a little bit of money in Chapter 35?

4. Why does Mary ask a doctor to declare Jane Wilson unfit to travel?

5. What does Mary admit in her testimony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What alibi is found for Jem?

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

6. What does Jem ask of Job in the letter he writes him?

7. How does Will Wilson say he will return to the shore?

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

9. What lie does Job tell Jane Wilson in Chapter 30?

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

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

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

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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