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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 does Mr. Carson refuse to do until his son's killer is sentenced?

2. What expression does the old boatman's wife like to use?

3. Where is Harry Carson murdered?

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

5. What does Jem worry about returning to life in Manchester?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Sally Leadbitter say Mary should rethink giving up her job?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The murder of a mill owner in the story is based on the real murder of a factory owner in 1831 Manchester. Compare and contrast the real story with the fictional story in the novel "Mary Barton".

Essay Topic 3

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

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