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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what door does Mary discover is kept locked?
(a) Joss's bedroom door.
(b) The outer door to the bar.
(c) The pantry door.
(d) The cellar door.

2. What happens while Mary is crossing the moors in Chapter 6?
(a) She feels sick.
(b) She trips and falls.
(c) She encounters a flock of sheep.
(d) She gets lost.

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

4. in Chapter 4, how long is Joss gone from Jamaica Inn?
(a) One week.
(b) Ten days.
(c) A fortnight.
(d) Three days.

5. How does Mary find herself alone with Joss in Chapter 8?
(a) Patience goes to bed.
(b) Patience goes to hang laundry.
(c) Patience falls ill.
(d) Joss kicks Patience out of the house.

6. How does Patience feel when Squire Basset visits the inn in Chapter 6?
(a) Angry.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Offended.
(d) Frightened.

7. Who approaches Mary at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) A child.
(b) A man on horseback.
(c) An old woman.
(d) Patience.

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

9. 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.

10. Who died when Mary was six years old?
(a) Mary's sister.
(b) Mary's best friend.
(c) Mary's father.
(d) Mary's grandfather.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mary afraid she will have to sneak into Jamaica Inn in Chapter 7?

2. What does Mary do before going on walks in Chapter 4?

3. What does Joss talk to Mary about in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Mary overhear a man in the bar say to Joss, after the other men have left?

5. Why does Mary allow Squire Basset to enter the house in Chapter 6?

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