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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. On what condition will Miss Simmonds welcome Mary back to her seamstress job?

2. How do Mary and Margaret decide to help Jane in Chapter 19?

3. What do Margaret and Mary observe about Alice when they visit her in Chapter 19?

4. What does Mary wear to Liverpool?

5. How does Mary travel to Liverpool?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect does the summons to testify against her son have on Jane Wilson?

2. How does Will Wilson say he will return to the shore?

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

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

5. How do the Sturgis' try to revive Mary when she faints at their house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Rebellion is a recurring motif of the novel "Mary Barton". Discuss rebellion in the novel and what causes the characters to rebel.

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