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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. How do the Chartists decide who will murder one of the mill masters?
(a) By age.
(b) By nomination.
(c) By height.
(d) By secret drawing.

2. Who does Jane think Jem will ask to marry him?
(a) Margaret Jennings.
(b) Sally Leadbitter.
(c) A shop girl.
(d) Mary.

3. What do John and Mary begin to do to raise money?
(a) Collect trash.
(b) Pawn their belongings.
(c) Pickpocket.
(d) Sell fruit.

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

5. What happens to Mrs. Barton in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?
(a) Mrs. Barton has a fall.
(b) Mrs. Barton is attacked.
(c) Mrs. Barton develops a fever.
(d) Mrs. Barton goes into labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is John Barton chosen to speak to about the bad working conditions in Manchester?

2. Who dies in Chapter 7 of the novel?

3. In what activities is John Barton involved in Chapter 4?

4. Where does John need to travel to as a trade union delegate in Chapter 16?

5. What is Alice's friend Margaret's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What serious measure do the Charists decide to take in Chapter 16?

3. What job does Mary find and how is she compensated for her work?

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

5. What message do John's neighbors tell him to share in London?

6. How does the author describe the factory girls at the Green Hey Fields?

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

8. What impedes John Barton's ability to find work in Chapter 10?

9. Why is Mrs. Barton upset in the first two chapters of the novel?

10. Why does John Barton go to London in Chapter 8?

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