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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 day is Harry Carson murdered?

2. Whose handwriting does Esther recognize on the piece of paper?

3. What does Mary admit in her testimony?

4. What does Mary wear to Liverpool?

5. What does Sally ask Mary about her trip to Liverpool?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary realize that her father is the true murderer?

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

3. What alibi is found for Jem?

4. Why does Sally Leadbitter say Mary should rethink giving up her job?

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

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

7. How does Esther hide the truth about her living situation from Mary when she visits her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A number of the working class characters of the novel "Mary Barton" strive to raise their social status. Discuss who does this and how they go about doing so.

Essay Topic 2

Generosity is a recurring motif in the novel "Mary Barton". Discuss the characters and their generosity in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Love and romance are used to balance with the serious tone of the workers' struggle with the mill owners. Discuss the romance of Mary and Jem and its purpose in the novel.

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