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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What family has a bad reputation in the area where Jamaica Inn is located?
(a) The Mermann family.
(b) The Morlynn family.
(c) The Marlin family.
(d) The Merlyn family.

2. Who does Mary lie to protect in Chapter 6?
(a) Herself.
(b) Joss.
(c) Jem.
(d) Patience

3. How many days is Joss incoherent for in Chapter 8?
(a) Five days.
(b) One day.
(c) Three days.
(d) Ten days.

4. How had Mary remembered her aunt?
(a) As sullen.
(b) As jolly.
(c) As vivacious.
(d) As strict.

5. Why is Mary afraid she will have to sneak into Jamaica Inn in Chapter 7?
(a) She can't be seen in Patience's dress.
(b) It is very late.
(c) Joss's friends are loitering around.
(d) She promised she would stay in her room.

6. In Chapter 1, where does the driver try to dissuade Mary from going ?
(a) Bodmin.
(b) To the moors.
(c) To her hometown.
(d) Jamaica Inn.

7. At what time of day does Mary go for walks in Chapter 4?
(a) In the early morning.
(b) In the evening.
(c) Just before lunch.
(d) In the afternoon.

8. In what state is Joss when Mary returns home at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) He is feeling sick.
(b) He is giddy with excitement.
(c) He is hallucinating.
(d) He is drunk.

9. What does Mary do while working in the bar in Chapter 4?
(a) Chats with the female patrons.
(b) Sings for the customers.
(c) Makes drinks.
(d) Sits in the back room.

10. What does Mary tell the vicar in Chapter 7?
(a) Everything she knows about Jamaica Inn and Joss.
(b) What her hopes and dreams are.
(c) That she thinks the moors are haunted.
(d) That she hates living at Jamaica Inn.

11. In Chapter 6, who comes to Jamaica Inn with Squire Basset?
(a) A servant.
(b) An officer of the law.
(c) His son.
(d) Mrs. Basset.

12. What is Mary told to help Patience with in Chapter 2?
(a) Reading.
(b) Keeping up with her correspondence.
(c) Housework.
(d) Her charity work.

13. What century is the novel set in?
(a) The seventeenth century.
(b) The nineteenth century.
(c) The twentieth century.
(d) The eighteenth century.

14. How does Patience care for Joss in Chapter 8?
(a) As though he were a dog.
(b) Like a stranger.
(c) Without much care.
(d) As though he were a baby.

15. What does Jem plan to do on Christmas Eve?
(a) Take some ponies to Launceston.
(b) Sit at home alone.
(c) Help out a church.
(d) Visit the cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jamaica Inn located?

2. What causes Mary to go along with Jem's Christmas Eve plans?

3. How does Mary feel while being kept indoors in Chapter 5?

4. What trip does Mary recall in Chapter 8?

5. Who does Mary have breakfast with in Chapter 3?

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