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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does John need to travel to as a trade union delegate in Chapter 16?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) London.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Liverpool.

2. Who is described as "a back-biting enemy of John Barton's"?
(a) Ben Davenport.
(b) Tom Darbyshire.
(c) Henry Carson.
(d) George Wilson.

3. In Chapter 8, who is the message from that Sally delivers to Mary?
(a) Henry Carson.
(b) John Barton.
(c) Jem Wilson.
(d) Harry Carson.

4. In Chapter 8, what does John fear Jane Wilson will die from?
(a) Heartsickness.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Fever.

5. Who is John Barton chosen to speak to about the bad working conditions in Manchester?
(a) The mill owners.
(b) Parliament.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The media.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. and Mrs. Barton's daughter named?

2. What does a policeman tell Jem isn't worth fighting for?

3. In Chapter 10, who runs into Mrs. Barton's sister Esther in the street?

4. Who does Alice offend with her toast?

5. What country is "Mary Barton" set in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jem do to anger young Mary Barton?

2. Why does John Barton suggest the Carsons will be pleased at their mill burning down?

3. What happens when John Barton runs into his sister-in-law Esther in the street?

4. What resolution do Mr. Barton and his daughter make after Mrs. Barton's death?

5. Recount the confrontation between Jem and Harry Carson in the street.

6. According to the story she told Jem, what happened in Esther's life since she disappeared years earlier?

7. Why does Esther tell Jem she is concerned for Mary?

8. What effect does the burning of the Carson mill have on the mill's workers?

9. What happens when Mrs. Barton goes into labor in Chapter 3?

10. When Jem Wilson visits the Bartons at the beginning of Chapter 8, how does Mary treat him?

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