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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. Who does Joss meet with after Harry leaves in Chapter 4?
(a) A man who is drunk.
(b) A man who has been hiding in the empty rooms.
(c) A man with a very deep voice.
(d) A man disguised as a vicar.

2. In the kitchen scene in Chapter 2, what does Joss outline for Mary?
(a) What she may and may not say to Patience.
(b) Where she is allowed to go.
(c) His expectations of her.
(d) When he intends to kick her out.

3. What does Mary think of Joss's guests in Chapter 4?
(a) They are suspicious.
(b) They are charming.
(c) They are vulgar.
(d) They are evil.

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

5. What does Mary's mother make her promise before the start of the novel?
(a) To only marry for love.
(b) To sell their property and move in with her aunt.
(c) To finish school.
(d) To travel the world and forget about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jem invite Mary to do for him in Chapter 8?

2. How does Patience care for Joss in Chapter 8?

3. Who approaches Mary at the end of Chapter 6?

4. Mary observes that the main purpose of the inn is not _____.

5. What happens while Mary is crossing the moors in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Joss buy Jamaica Inn?

3. Why does Mary take many walks on the moors in Chapter 8?

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

5. What does the driver tell Mary about Jamaica Inn?

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

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

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

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

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

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