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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. What does Squire Basset have with him when he comes to Jamaica Inn in Chapter 6?

2. How does Joss dispel the sailors haunting him in his dreams?

3. What is the name of Joss's brother?

4. What does Mary try to convince herself in Chapter 5?

5. What does Mary's mother make her promise before the start of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Mary's aunt and uncle described in Chapter 2?

3. What strange things does Mary learn are taking place at Jamaica Inn?

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

5. What do Joss's stories remind Mary of in Chapter 8?

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

7. What does Mary's aunt tell her when her aunt replies to Mary's letter?

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

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

10. What does Joss tell Mary about his past in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Gothic romance genre of the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are the elements of this genre? Why is "Jamaica Inn" an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "Jamaica Inn?"

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of fear in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are some examples of fear in the novel? What does Mary fear and why? Does she face her fears?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Mary. What are Mary's defining character traits? Who is she close to in the novel? What happens to Mary throughout the novel?

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