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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After telling Mr. Davey what Joss had revealed, what does Mr. Davey say to Mary?
(a) Don't jump to conclusions.
(b) Don't trust anyone.
(c) Don't go to the authorities.
(d) Don't believe the words of an old drunk.

2. Who arrives at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) The vicar's housekeeper.
(b) Mrs. Bessat.
(c) Jem.
(d) Mr. Davey.

3. What is clear to Mary about the men she is riding with in Chapter 11?
(a) They want to take advantage of her.
(b) They want to kill her.
(c) They want to protect her.
(d) They want to impress her.

4. Who is the second person Mary suspects of Joss's murder?
(a) Mr. Davey.
(b) Jem.
(c) Joss's friend.
(d) The squire.

5. How does Mr. Davey attempt to misdirect the men following him?
(a) By throwing rocks.
(b) By heading back in the direction he came from.
(c) By setting the horses free.
(d) By leaving tracks which lead in the wrong direction.

6. How many of his own men does Joss kill?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

7. What does Mary leave for the vicar?
(a) A note.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A book.
(d) An address.

8. Who does Mary first think is responsible for Joss's murder?
(a) Jem.
(b) Patience.
(c) Harry.
(d) One of his friends.

9. According to Mrs. Bassat, what is Squire Bassat on his way to do?
(a) Arrest Harry.
(b) Arrest Mr. Davey.
(c) Arrest Jem.
(d) Arrest Joss.

10. What does Mary think she can do before Joss notices she's gone in Chapter 13?
(a) Travel to Altarnun and back.
(b) Set the horse free.
(c) Go visit Jem.
(d) Collect some food for the journey.

11. What does Mary think when Jem doesn't return with the cart?
(a) That he is off with his friends.
(b) That he has been beaten.
(c) That he has been kidnapped.
(d) That he has abandoned her.

12. Why does Mary start snooping around the vicarage in Chapter 16?
(a) To find out where Jem is hiding.
(b) To find evidence against the vicar.
(c) To look for her missing papers.
(d) To learn more about the vicar.

13. When Mary reaches her destination at the end of Chapter 13, what does she discover?
(a) She has forgotten her evidence against Joss.
(b) Joss is already there waiting for her.
(c) Everyone is at a funeral for the sailors.
(d) The vicar is not home.

14. What does the squire tell Mary after he has looked around the inn?
(a) That Joss is still alive.
(b) That Jem has been arrested.
(c) That she is under arrest.
(d) That Patience is dead.

15. Where does Mary find Joss when she returns to the inn in Chapter 14?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the passageway.
(c) In the stairwell.
(d) In the office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Joss in when Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12?

2. What does Mary do when she goes downstairs in Chapter 13?

3. How much does Jem get for the high-bred pony?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Joss say he shouldn't have done?

5. Whom does Mr. Davey say Jem has gone to interview?

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