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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Mr. Davey say Jem will discover is the killer?
(a) Mrs. Besset.
(b) Squire Besset.
(c) Harry.
(d) Mr. Davey.

2. What does Harry accuse Joss of in Chapter 12?
(a) Taking more than his share of the cargo.
(b) Being a cold-blooded killer.
(c) Putting Mary in danger.
(d) Working for someone.

3. What does Mary beg Jem to do in Chapter 13?
(a) Turn Joss over to the authorities.
(b) Set Joss's horse loose.
(c) Let her take care of Joss.
(d) Tell Mr. Davey where Joss plans to go.

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

5. What does Mr. Davey say Mary will learn to do in Chapter 17?
(a) Speak French.
(b) Care for him.
(c) Devote herself to the church.
(d) Forgive him.

6. Why doesn't Mary let Jem into the Inn?
(a) She doesn't trust Jem since he abandoned her.
(b) She is locked in her room.
(c) She knows Patience wouldn't want her to.
(d) She is afraid of Joss.

7. In Chapter 18, what kind of person does Jem tell Mary he is?
(a) Adventurous.
(b) Nomadic.
(c) Restless.
(d) Lonely.

8. Where is Mary instructed to wait while the inn is searched?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the stable.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) At a tavern.

9. What do Jem and Mary attend in Chapter 9?
(a) A picnic.
(b) The holiday fair.
(c) A horserace.
(d) A play.

10. What does Mr. Davey tell Mary Jem has found in Chapter 16?
(a) A footprint.
(b) A hair.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A nail.

11. In Chapter 18, what is in the cart Jem is toting?
(a) Ship debris.
(b) Crops.
(c) All his possessions.
(d) A pig.

12. When Mary awakes in Chapter 12, how long has she been asleep?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Five hours.
(d) One day.

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

14. Where does Jem say he is heading in Chapter 18?
(a) Tamar.
(b) Treknow.
(c) Tresmeer.
(d) Traboe.

15. Where does Mary go to look for help after Jem disappears?
(a) The saloon.
(b) The vicarage.
(c) To the blacksmith's.
(d) To a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Davey give Mary in Chapter 10?

2. What is the weather like as Mary is walking?

3. Who does Mary trip over as she is walking up the road in Chapter 11?

4. What does Mary think when Jem doesn't return with the cart?

5. What happens sooner than expected for the men Mary is with in Chapter 11?

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