Mary Barton Quizzes

Mary Barton Quiz 1

1 What was Elizabeth Gaskell's pen name?
Currer Bell

Molly Gibson

Charles Spurgeon Smith

Cotton Mather Mills
2 When was Mary Barton published?
1848

1839

1849

1850
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?
The John Cropper

Burton's Folly

The Jack Harris

The Blue Mermaid
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?
She desired literary fame

To take her mind off her son's death

She needed to make money

She was bored
7 What is Job Legh's hobby?
Violin

Fortune-telling

Wood-carving

Botany and Natural Science
8 Who is Mary's confidante in her relationship with Harry?
Margaret Jennings

Sally Leadbitter

Alice Wilson

Miss Simmonds
9 What is Alice Wilson's occupation?
She does not work

Sick nurse

Seamstress

Weaver
10 What is the primary setting for Mary Barton?
Cambridge

London

Manchester

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

John Barton

A Tale of Two Lovers

A Tale of Manchester Life
12 What major author took interest in Gaskell after the novel's publication?
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Charlotte Bronte

George Eliot

Charles Dickens
13 What is Jem's occupation?
mechanic

weaver

lawyer

doctor
14 When does Mary discover that she loves Jem?
When she learns of Harry's death

When she is in the witness stand

She does not love him

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

the disparity of wealth

his daughter's love life

his wife's death
16 What does Margaret do for a living after she becomes blind?
dance

beg for money in the streets

play the violin

sing
17 Why does Mary allow Harry to keep flirting with her?
Her life is bleak at home, and Harry distracts her

She is vain and feels flattered

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 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?
two

four

three

one
20 All the following statements about Mary are FALSE except...
She strives to protect her father as well as prove Jem's innocence

She blames Jem for Harry's murder

She trusts Sally Leadbitter over everyone else

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

she is his grandniece

she is his daughter

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

He was fired from the foundry and has a new job in Toronto

He is running from Mr. Carson's revenge

He hates his mother and wants to escape her
23 How does Harry feel about the strike?
He does not care what happens

He thinks that the masters should make no concessions

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

He is unsure because both sides have grievances
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?
Mr. Carson wanted to frame Mary

The paper was Jem's valentine to her

It was her love note to Harry

Jem 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