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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary explain to Jem when he enters her bedroom?
(a) Why Patience can be heard crying.
(b) What happened to her on Christmas Eve.
(c) Where Harry is hiding.
(d) Why the building smells of smoke.

2. When she returns to the inn, how does Mary know Joss is still inside?
(a) His horse is still there.
(b) The can hear him shouting for her.
(c) The laundry is still on the clothes line.
(d) She can see him.

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

4. What does Jem steal from Mary in Chapter 9?
(a) Her hairpin.
(b) Her toffee.
(c) A pound coin.
(d) Kisses.

5. Where does Mary see Jem in Chapter 18?
(a) On the moors.
(b) At Jamaica Inn.
(c) In Launceston.
(d) At the beach.

6. How do Joss and his friends kill the carriage driver?
(a) They shoot him.
(b) They strangle him.
(c) They cause him to have a heart attack.
(d) The strike him on the head.

7. Who is Mary told Jem left with?
(a) A vicar.
(b) A man in a carriage.
(c) A young lady.
(d) A group of rough looking men.

8. What does Mrs. Bassat provide for Mary in Chapter 14?
(a) A letter of reference.
(b) A pound coin.
(c) A hot meal.
(d) A carriage.

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

10. How does Mary react when she sees a ship in Chapter 11?
(a) She knocks the signal light over.
(b) She faints.
(c) She screams.
(d) She curses.

11. What do the thieves discover when they return to the carriage?
(a) There is a dead man inside it.
(b) It won't hold the cargo.
(c) It is stuck in the dirt.
(d) Its wheel is broken.

12. What does Jem notice about Mary's appearance in Chapter 13?
(a) Her torn dress.
(b) Her injuries.
(c) Her tear stained cheeks.
(d) Her disheveled hair.

13. What does Jem assure Mary about himself in Chapter 9?
(a) That he has never killed anyone.
(b) That he would kill Joss if he had to.
(c) That he has never stolen.
(d) That he has a small fortune saved.

14. Where does Mary find herself when she awakes in Chapter 11?
(a) Tied up on a beach.
(b) In a roadside ditch.
(c) Locked in the carriage.
(d) In a cave.

15. Who does Mary trip over as she is walking up the road in Chapter 11?
(a) Jem.
(b) A dead body.
(c) Harry.
(d) Joss.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After telling Mr. Davey what Joss had revealed, what does Mr. Davey say to Mary?

3. What does Mr. Davey say Mary will learn to do in Chapter 17?

4. When does Mr. Davey get out of the carriage?

5. What does Mary tell Joss about the carriage?

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