Mary Barton Quizzes

Mary Barton Quiz 1

By Erika Andersen · Edited by A. Boghani · Last reviewed August 19, 2013

1 What was Elizabeth Gaskell's pen name?

Molly Gibson

Currer Bell

Charles Spurgeon Smith

Cotton Mather Mills
2 When was Mary Barton published?

1849

1848

1850

1839
3 What does Mary's mother die from?

Mill accident

Typhus fever

Childbirth / A weakened system

Starvation
4 What is the name of Will Wilson's ship?

Burton's Folly

The Jack Harris

The Blue Mermaid

The John Cropper
5 Why does Mary want to find Will Wilson?

She did not get to say goodbye

He is Mary's true love

He can provide Jem's alibi

He is the true murderer
6 Why did Gaskell write Mary Barton?

To take her mind off her son's death

She desired literary fame

She was bored

She needed to make money
7 What is Job Legh's hobby?

Botany and Natural Science

Wood-carving

Violin

Fortune-telling
8 Who is Mary's confidante in her relationship with Harry?

Alice Wilson

Sally Leadbitter

Miss Simmonds

Margaret Jennings
9 What is Alice Wilson's occupation?

Sick nurse

Weaver

She does not work

Seamstress
10 What is the primary setting for Mary Barton?

Manchester

London

Hampshire

Cambridge
11 What was the original title of Mary Barton?

A Tale of Manchester Life

John Barton

A Tale of Two Lovers

Murder in Manchester
12 What major author took interest in Gaskell after the novel's publication?

Charlotte Bronte

George Eliot

Charles Dickens

Ralph Waldo Emerson
13 What is Jem's occupation?

lawyer

weaver

doctor

mechanic
14 When does Mary discover that she loves Jem?

After she refuses his marriage proposal

When she learns of Harry's death

She does not love him

When she is in the witness stand
15 What is John Barton's monomania?

his wife's death

his daughter's love life

the disparity of wealth

stamp collecting
16 What does Margaret do for a living after she becomes blind?

play the violin

sing

beg for money in the streets

dance
17 Why does Mary allow Harry to keep flirting with her?

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

She is vain and feels flattered

Her life is bleak at home, and Harry distracts her

All of these reasons
18 All the following statements about Jem are TRUE except....

He loves Mary Barton

The gun that killed Harry Carson belongs to him

He is a murderer

He works as a mechanic in the foundry
19 How many sisters does Harry have?

four

one

three

two
20 All the following statements about Mary are FALSE except...

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

She trusts Sally Leadbitter over everyone else

She blames Jem for Harry's murder

She cannot forgive her father for killing Harry
21 How is Margaret related to Job Legh?

she is his daughter

she is his granddaughter

she is his acquaintance

she is his grandniece
22 Why must Jem go to Canada?

He hates his mother and wants to escape her

He is running from Mr. Carson's revenge

He cannot stand the sight of Manchester any longer

He was fired from the foundry and has a new job in Toronto
23 How does Harry feel about the strike?

He thinks that the masters should make no concessions

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
24 What is the murder weapon that kills Harry Carson?

lead pipe

bomb

knife

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

Mr. Carson wanted to frame Mary

Jem wanted to frame Mary

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