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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 Jem steal from Mary in Chapter 9?
(a) A pound coin.
(b) Kisses.
(c) Her hairpin.
(d) Her toffee.

2. How does Mary feel at the Bassat house in Chapter 18?
(a) Safe.
(b) Bored.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Unwelcome.

3. What does Jem ask Mary to do in Launceston?
(a) Help him get to Joss.
(b) Spend the night with him.
(c) Steal a pony with him.
(d) Marry him.

4. Whom does Mr. Davey say Jem will discover is the killer?
(a) Mr. Davey.
(b) Harry.
(c) Squire Besset.
(d) Mrs. Besset.

5. What happens sooner than expected for the men Mary is with in Chapter 11?
(a) The sun comes up.
(b) The ship sinks.
(c) The cargo washes ashore.
(d) The lawmen arrive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Joss take Mary in Chapter 11?

3. Where does Mary go to look for help after Jem disappears?

4. Where does Mary find herself when she awakes in Chapter 11?

5. What does Mary find it hard to do during dinner with Mr. Davey?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12, how is Joss acting?

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

3. How does Mary decide she will travel home in Chapter 9? Who saves her at the end of the Chapter?

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

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

6. Who does Mary first suspect of the murders? Why could it not be this person?

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

8. When Mary arrives back at the inn how does she know Joss is still there? What does Mary find when she goes inside?

9. Where does Mary go to find Jem in Chapter 9? Where has he gone, and who tells Mary that information?

10. Why is Mr. Davey gagging Mary when she awakes in Chapter 17?

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