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

3. In Chapter 31, rather than sleep at night, what does Mary do?

4. Which of the following do the old boatman and his wife NOT use to try to revive Mary from fainting?

5. What impression does Mr. Bridgenorth get from meeting Jem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mary stay up all night doing at the Sturgis' house?

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

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

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

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

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".

Essay Topic 2

Forgiveness is a recurring motif in the novel. What examples of forgiveness can be found, and what compels the characters to forgive others?

Essay Topic 3

Death is a recurring motif in the novel "Mary Barton". Discuss the deaths in the novel. What purpose do they serve? Why would Gaskell feature so many deaths in the narrative?

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