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

3. How does Mary travel to Liverpool?

4. What word does Mary want to ask Job the meaning of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charley Jones clarify about the John Cropper sailing out?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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