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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What awakens Mary in Chapter 4?
(a) Wagons in the yard.
(b) The smell of baking bread.
(c) Joss shouting.
(d) Dogs barking.

4. Who is the vicar of Altarnun?
(a) Matthew Davey.
(b) George Davey.
(c) Lucas Davey.
(d) Francis Davey.

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

6. What night of the week does Joss have his friends to the inn?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

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

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

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

10. Mary observes that the main purpose of the inn is not _____.
(a) To hold village meetings.
(b) For the convenience of travelers.
(c) To be Joss's personal residence.
(d) To run Joss's business from.

11. What kind of house does Jem have?
(a) A shack.
(b) A cottage.
(c) A cabin.
(d) A farm.

12. What does Squire Basset have with him when he comes to Jamaica Inn in Chapter 6?
(a) A lantern.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A warrant to search the inn.
(d) A letter from a magistrate.

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

14. How are the people at the bar described in Chapter 4?
(a) Respectable ladies and gentlemen.
(b) Outcasts of respectable society.
(c) The dregs of society.
(d) Poor farmers.

15. What does Mary see in the bar after everyone has left in Chapter 4?
(a) A piston.
(b) A noose.
(c) A bloodied knife.
(d) A threatening letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why does Mary demand that a stranger leave the bar?

2. What is Mary told to help Patience with in Chapter 2?

3. What does Jem tease Mary about in Chapter 8?

4. What did Jem steal from Squire Bassat's farm?

5. What would Joss sometimes do to the sailors who managed to swim to shore?

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