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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 tries to buy the high-bred pony from Jem?
(a) Mr. Davey.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The squire.
(d) Mrs. Bassat.

2. What is the name of the vicar's housekeeper?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Amelia.

3. How does Mr. Davey attempt to misdirect the men following him?
(a) By throwing rocks.
(b) By leaving tracks which lead in the wrong direction.
(c) By setting the horses free.
(d) By heading back in the direction he came from.

4. According to Mrs. Bassat, what is Squire Bassat on his way to do?
(a) Arrest Joss.
(b) Arrest Mr. Davey.
(c) Arrest Jem.
(d) Arrest Harry.

5. What is strange about the house when Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12?
(a) The doors and shutters are locked.
(b) There seems to have been a fire.
(c) The furniture has all been removed.
(d) There is a musty, bloody smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jem notice about Mary's appearance in Chapter 13?

2. What does Jem try to convince the person who insists on buying the second pony?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Mary say when Joss asks her where she has been?

4. How do Joss and his friends kill the carriage driver?

5. What do Jem and Mary attend in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary convince Joss to let her and Patience take a nap in Chapter 13?

2. How does Mary feel staying at the Bassat's? What does she dream of doing?

3. Why do Joss's men fight after destroying the carriage?

4. What happens after Jem leaves Mary to retrieve his cart in Chapter 9?

5. What do Mary and Jem discuss when he climbs into her room in Chapter 13?

6. Why do Joss and his men burn the carriage?

7. After the squire looks around the inn, what does he tell Mary?

8. How does Mary disappoint the squire in Chapter 15?

9. In Chapter 9, how does Jem assure Mary?

10. When Mary goes to North Hill, what does Mrs. Basset tell her?

(see the answer keys)

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