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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. Why does Mary feel the need to quickly return home in Chapter 14?
(a) To collect her things.
(b) To clear her name.
(c) To see her aunt.
(d) To stop Joss from murdering again.

2. What does Jem try to convince the person who insists on buying the second pony?
(a) That it is stolen.
(b) That it is already sold.
(c) That it is not tame.
(d) That it is sickly.

3. In Chapter 12, what does Joss say he shouldn't have done?
(a) Angered Jem.
(b) Dragged Mary to the beach.
(c) Killed his friends.
(d) Wrecked the ship on his own.

4. What does Mary do when she goes downstairs in Chapter 13?
(a) Lets Harry go.
(b) Steals some of Joss' papers from his desk.
(c) Helps Patience.
(d) Goes through the cargo for anything useful.

5. What does Mr. Davey say will stop Joss from causing ships to wreck?
(a) The threat of divine judgement.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Finding employment.
(d) Coastal guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mary intend to tell about Joss's latest activities?

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

3. When Mary finds him, where had Joss been stabbed?

4. Why does Mary start snooping around the vicarage in Chapter 16?

5. Whom does Mr. Davey say Jem has gone to interview?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jem tell Mary when they meet on the moors in Chapter 18? What does Mary decide?

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

4. What does Mary tell Joss when he questions her about her trip to Launceston?

5. What accusation does Harry make against Joss in Chapter 12? What does Joss decide to do following Harry's interruption?

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

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

8. Why does Mary snoop around the vicarage in Chapter 16? What does she find?

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

10. What does Mr. Davey confess to Mary over dinner in Chapter 16?

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