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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 sits on the porch.
(b) She reads in her room.
(c) She takes long walks on the moors.
(d) She goes to the river.

2. What is Mary told to ignore in Chapter 2?
(a) The mice and insects in the house.
(b) Questions she is asked about Joss.
(c) Local men who try to talk to her.
(d) Noises in the yard during the night.

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

4. What is Mary's last name?
(a) Yellan.
(b) Stern.
(c) Forester.
(d) Gilbert.

5. What does Mary do while working in the bar in Chapter 4?
(a) Sings for the customers.
(b) Sits in the back room.
(c) Makes drinks.
(d) Chats with the female patrons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joss meet with after Harry leaves in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mary see in the bar after everyone has left in Chapter 4?

3. According to Mary, how does Patience behave around her husband?

4. Who does Mary lie to protect in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Joss and Patience react to the Squire's visit?

2. What instructions does Joss give Mary in Chapter 2?

3. How did Mary and her mother survive after the death of her father?

4. What does Mary do while Joss is away for a week in Chapter 4?

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

6. What does Mary consider doing at the end of Chapter 5?

7. How does Mary describe the men who come to the bar in Chapter 4?

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

9. What happens at the end of Chapter 6?

10. What does Joss tell Mary about his past in Chapter 8?

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