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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what does Mary say she witnessed on a trip she recalls?
(a) A shipwreck.
(b) A birth.
(c) A murder.
(d) A fire.

3. Who did Joss buy the inn from?
(a) Squire Bassat.
(b) A man with a drinking problemm.
(c) Lord Cornwall.
(d) His father.

4. What does Mary do before going on walks in Chapter 4?
(a) Does household chores.
(b) Writes in her diary.
(c) Has tea.
(d) Visits neighbors.

5. What does Mary have to be careful not to do while out walking?
(a) Fall into a ditch.
(b) Trip on the loose rocks.
(c) Get stuck in moors.
(d) Lose her shoes in mud.

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

7. What does Mary's mother make her promise before the start of the novel?
(a) To travel the world and forget about her.
(b) To sell their property and move in with her aunt.
(c) To only marry for love.
(d) To finish school.

8. Who does Mary follow across the moors in Chapter 6?
(a) An unknown figure.
(b) Jem.
(c) Joss.
(d) Patience.

9. How does Mary feel while being kept indoors in Chapter 5?
(a) Claustrophobic.
(b) Safe.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Imprisoned.

10. In Chapter 5, why does Mary demand that a stranger leave the bar?
(a) To calm Patience.
(b) Joss does not like strangers in his inn.
(c) Mary recognizes the man as a criminal.
(d) Mary doesn't trust anyone anymore.

11. What does Mary discover about the guest rooms in Chapter 3?
(a) They are opulent in decoration.
(b) They are full of cobwebs.
(c) They are completely empty.
(d) They are used for storage.

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

13. What does Mary observe while eating a brief meal with Joss in Chapter 2?
(a) How he chews his food.
(b) How he takes his tea.
(c) How he treats Patience.
(d) How dirty his hands are.

14. What lie does Mary tell the squire in Chapter 6?
(a) That she thinks Joss is a law-abiding man.
(b) That Joss has left town for good.
(c) That nothing illegal has happened at the inn.
(d) That the silver is her dowry.

15. What event does Jem tell Mary happened at Christmas?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) The village riot.
(c) His father's disappearance.
(d) His housefire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joss warn Mary to do before she goes to bed in Chapter 4?

2. How does the vicar escort Mary back to Jamaica Inn?

3. What does Mary try to convince herself in Chapter 5?

4. What keeps Mary indoors in Chapter 5?

5. Who does Mary lie to protect in Chapter 6?

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