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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary do to stay out of Patience's and Joss's way in Chapter 8?
(a) She goes to the river.
(b) She takes long walks on the moors.
(c) She sits on the porch.
(d) She reads in her room.

2. What does Mary observe while eating a brief meal with Joss in Chapter 2?
(a) How he takes his tea.
(b) How he treats Patience.
(c) How he chews his food.
(d) How dirty his hands are.

3. When does the driver's demeanor change in Chapter 1?
(a) When Mary mentions her mother.
(b) At the mention of Jamaica Inn.
(c) When night falls.
(d) Once Mary is the only passenger.

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

5. What would Joss sometimes do to the sailors who managed to swim to shore?
(a) He would kill them.
(b) Pay for their burial.
(c) Take them to the vicar to bless them.
(d) Bring them back to the inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joss dispel the sailors haunting him in his dreams?

2. What trip does Mary recall in Chapter 8?

3. What century is the novel set in?

4. What does Mary discover about the guest rooms in Chapter 3?

5. Where does the driver drop Mary off in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary feel on her journey to Jamaica Inn?

2. Who comes to the inn in Chapter 6 and why?

3. What does Mary observe in the middle of the night in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 7, how does Francis react when Mary tells him about Jamaica Inn and Joss?

5. How are Mary's aunt and uncle described in Chapter 2?

6. What does Mary wonder about Joss in Chapter 8?

7. What does Mary have to do for Joss when he returns in Chapter 4?

8. What background information does the reader learn about Mary?

9. What does Mary's aunt tell her when her aunt replies to Mary's letter?

10. Why does the squire leave the inn in Chapter 6?

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