Mary Barton Quizzes

Mary Barton Quiz 1

1 What was Elizabeth Gaskell's pen name?
Cotton Mather Mills

Charles Spurgeon Smith

Currer Bell

Molly Gibson
2 When was Mary Barton published?
1849

1839

1848

1850
3 What does Mary's mother die from?
Starvation

Typhus fever

Mill accident

Childbirth / A weakened system
4 What is the name of Will Wilson's ship?
Burton's Folly

The Blue Mermaid

The Jack Harris

The John Cropper
5 Why does Mary want to find Will Wilson?
He is the true murderer

She did not get to say goodbye

He can provide Jem's alibi

He is Mary's true love
6 Why did Gaskell write Mary Barton?
She needed to make money

She was bored

She desired literary fame

To take her mind off her son's death
7 What is Job Legh's hobby?
Fortune-telling

Botany and Natural Science

Violin

Wood-carving
8 Who is Mary's confidante in her relationship with Harry?
Margaret Jennings

Alice Wilson

Sally Leadbitter

Miss Simmonds
9 What is Alice Wilson's occupation?
Weaver

Sick nurse

Seamstress

She does not work
10 What is the primary setting for Mary Barton?
Hampshire

London

Cambridge

Manchester
11 What was the original title of Mary Barton?
Murder in Manchester

A Tale of Manchester Life

A Tale of Two Lovers

John Barton
12 What major author took interest in Gaskell after the novel's publication?
Charlotte Bronte

Ralph Waldo Emerson

George Eliot

Charles Dickens
13 What is Jem's occupation?
doctor

mechanic

lawyer

weaver
14 When does Mary discover that she loves Jem?
She does not love him

When she learns of Harry's death

When she is in the witness stand

After she refuses his marriage proposal
15 What is John Barton's monomania?
stamp collecting

his wife's death

the disparity of wealth

his daughter's love life
16 What does Margaret do for a living after she becomes blind?
play the violin

beg for money in the streets

dance

sing
17 Why does Mary allow Harry to keep flirting with her?
She is vain and feels flattered

Her life is bleak at home, and Harry distracts her

She believes that he will marry her and make her a lady

All of these reasons
18 All the following statements about Jem are TRUE except....
He is a murderer

He works as a mechanic in the foundry

The gun that killed Harry Carson belongs to him

He loves Mary Barton
19 How many sisters does Harry have?
one

three

two

four
20 All the following statements about Mary are FALSE except...
She blames Jem for Harry's murder

She cannot forgive her father for killing Harry

She strives to protect her father as well as prove Jem's innocence

She trusts Sally Leadbitter over everyone else
21 How is Margaret related to Job Legh?
she is his granddaughter

she is his daughter

she is his acquaintance

she is his grandniece
22 Why must Jem go to Canada?
He cannot stand the sight of Manchester any longer

He is running from Mr. Carson's revenge

He hates his mother and wants to escape her

He was fired from the foundry and has a new job in Toronto
23 How does Harry feel about the strike?
He does not care what happens

He is unsure because both sides have grievances

He wants to spite his father, so he supports the strike

He thinks that the masters should make no concessions
24 What is the murder weapon that kills Harry Carson?
knife

bomb

lead pipe

gun
25 Why was Mary's name on the gun wadding paper?
The paper was Jem's valentine to her

It was her love note to Harry

Jem wanted to frame Mary

Mr. Carson wanted to frame Mary

Barton is unemployed after losing his job at the textile mill. He joins a radical workers' group called the Chartists, and he is chosen to kill Harry Carson as a strike back against the masters.

Asked by Emily D #901201

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/6/2019 1:34 AM