Mary Barton Quizzes

Mary Barton Quiz 1

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

Charles Spurgeon Smith

Molly Gibson

Cotton Mather Mills
2 When was Mary Barton published?
1848

1839

1849

1850
3 What does Mary's mother die from?
Typhus fever

Mill accident

Childbirth / A weakened system

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

The John Cropper

The Blue Mermaid

The Jack Harris
5 Why does Mary want to find Will Wilson?
She did not get to say goodbye

He is the true murderer

He can provide Jem's alibi

He is Mary's true love
6 Why did Gaskell write Mary Barton?
She desired literary fame

To take her mind off her son's death

She was bored

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

Wood-carving

Violin

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

Alice Wilson

Sally Leadbitter

Margaret Jennings
9 What is Alice Wilson's occupation?
Seamstress

She does not work

Sick nurse

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

Hampshire

Cambridge

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

A Tale of Two Lovers

John Barton

A Tale of Manchester Life
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

doctor

mechanic

weaver
14 When does Mary discover that she loves Jem?
When she is in the witness stand

When she learns of Harry's death

After she refuses his marriage proposal

She does not love him
15 What is John Barton's monomania?
the disparity of wealth

his wife's death

stamp collecting

his daughter's love life
16 What does Margaret do for a living after she becomes blind?
beg for money in the streets

sing

dance

play the violin
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 strives to protect her father as well as prove Jem's innocence

She blames Jem for Harry's murder

She cannot forgive her father for killing Harry

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

she is his grandniece

she is his granddaughter

she is his daughter
22 Why must Jem go to Canada?
He is running from Mr. Carson's revenge

He cannot stand the sight of Manchester any longer

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 is unsure because both sides have grievances

He thinks that the masters should make no concessions

He does not care what happens

He wants to spite his father, so he supports the strike
24 What is the murder weapon that kills Harry Carson?
lead pipe

bomb

gun

knife
25 Why was Mary's name on the gun wadding paper?
Mr. Carson wanted to frame Mary

Jem wanted to frame Mary

The paper was Jem's valentine to her

It was her love note to Harry

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