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

2. In Chapter 6, who comes to Jamaica Inn with Squire Basset?
(a) An officer of the law.
(b) His son.
(c) Mrs. Basset.
(d) A servant.

3. How had Mary remembered her aunt?
(a) As strict.
(b) As sullen.
(c) As jolly.
(d) As vivacious.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joss talk to Mary about in Chapter 8?

2. What country does Mary live in?

3. What does Mary's mother make her promise before the start of the novel?

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

5. What does Mary think of Joss's guests in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Joss's stories remind Mary of in Chapter 8?

5. Describe the relationship between Patience and Joss.

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

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

8. In Chapter 3, what does Mary discover about the rooms at Jamaica Inn?

9. Who is the man on horseback in Chapter 6 and 7?

10. When Mary's mother is dying, what does her mother make Mary promise? How does Mary feel about this promise?

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