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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what door does Mary discover is kept locked?

2. What does Mary begin to wonder about Jem's visit in Chapter 6?

3. What does Joss warn Mary to do before she goes to bed in Chapter 4?

4. Who is the vicar of Altarnun?

5. In Chapter 1, where does the driver try to dissuade Mary from going ?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What instructions does Joss give Mary in Chapter 2?

4. What background information does the reader learn about Mary?

5. How did Mary and her mother survive after the death of her father?

6. What does Mary consider doing at the end of Chapter 5?

7. Who is the man on horseback in Chapter 6 and 7?

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

9. What does Mary come across on the moors in Chapter 8?

10. What does Mary observe in the middle of the night in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of assumptions in the novel "Jamaica Inn." Who makes assumptions? What assumptions do they make and why? How do these assumptions affect the characters and their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Du Maurier's inclusion of violence in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are some examples of violence in the novel? How do these examples affect the tone of the scene? Are these examples necessary?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Du Maurier's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Du Maurier use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

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