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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mary do after waking up late in Chapter 3?
(a) She stares out her window.
(b) She speaks to her dead parents.
(c) She pretends to be sick.
(d) She quickly dresses.

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

4. How many times had Mary met with Patience before Chapter 2?
(a) Three times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

5. What does Jem invite Mary to do for him in Chapter 8?
(a) Make him lunch.
(b) Clean his kitchen.
(c) Organize his books.
(d) Do his laundry.

6. What kind of work did her family do?
(a) Textile work.
(b) Brick work.
(c) Pottery work.
(d) Farm work.

7. What incriminating evidence does Squire Basset find at the inn in Chapter 6?
(a) A few letters of correspondence.
(b) A bloody knife.
(c) A cupboard full of silver pieces.
(d) Nothing.

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

9. What causes Joss to be incoherent in Chapter 8?
(a) He comes down with a fever.
(b) He goes on a drinking binge.
(c) He bumps his head.
(d) He has a hallucination.

10. According to the driver, what do people in the area no longer do?
(a) Throw eggs at Jamaica Inn.
(b) Have parties at Jamaica Inn.
(c) Pray for Jamaica Inn.
(d) Have drinks at Jamaica Inn.

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

12. What does Joss warn Mary to do before she goes to bed in Chapter 4?
(a) To keep away from horse thieves.
(b) To brush her teeth.
(c) To keep her mouth shut.
(d) To stick by her aunt's side.

13. What does Mary try to convince herself in Chapter 5?
(a) That her uncle is not a thief.
(b) That her uncle is not a bad person.
(c) That her uncle is not capable of murder.
(d) That her uncle is not an innocent man.

14. How does Mary describe her aunt presently?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Skittish.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Enthusiastic.

15. Who died a few months before the beginning of the narrative?
(a) Mary's friend.
(b) Mary's mother.
(c) Mary's father.
(d) Mary's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What marsh does Mary wander toward in Chapter 8?

2. What awakens Mary in Chapter 4?

3. What does Mary's mother make her promise before the start of the novel?

4. How does Joss dispel the sailors haunting him in his dreams?

5. Where is Jamaica Inn located?

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