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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 Harry accuse Joss of in Chapter 12?
(a) Being a cold-blooded killer.
(b) Taking more than his share of the cargo.
(c) Putting Mary in danger.
(d) Working for someone.

2. When Mary leaves Jamaica in Chapter 9, what does she fail to do?
(a) Hide her letters.
(b) Lock the door.
(c) Have breakfast.
(d) Tell anyone she is going.

3. What does Jem assure Mary about Joss in Chapter 9?
(a) That he would never hurt her.
(b) That he will change his ways someday.
(c) That he isn't as bad as she thinks.
(d) That someday he will hang.

4. What does Mary find it hard to do during dinner with Mr. Davey?
(a) Look at him.
(b) Talk about Jem.
(c) Eat.
(d) Explain what happened the day before.

5. Whom does Mr. Davey say Jem has gone to interview?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A furrier.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) An apothecary.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What state is Joss in when Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Joss say he shouldn't have done?

5. Where does Mary dream of going in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Davey tell Mary when she confides Joss's confession to him?

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

5. Who finally buys Jem's second pony? Why did he try to prevent the sale to this person?

6. What does Mary witness when she reaches the beach in Chapter 11?

7. Why does Mr. Davey insist on running away with Mary?

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

9. What does Mary discover when she awakens in Chapter 12? What is the first thing she wants to do?

10. Why does Joss drag Mary with him to the coast in Chapter 10?

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