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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 the kitchen scene in Chapter 2, what does Joss outline for Mary?

2. What country does Mary live in?

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

4. According to Joss, what is Mary to do one night a week?

5. Who does Mary have breakfast with in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the squire leave the inn in Chapter 6?

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

3. What does the driver tell Mary about Jamaica Inn?

4. Where does Jem invite Mary in Chapter 8?

5. How does Mary feel on her journey to Jamaica Inn?

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

7. How did Joss buy Jamaica Inn?

8. What does Mary have to do for Joss when he returns in Chapter 4?

9. Who is the stranger who comes to the inn in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of suspicion in the novel "Jamaica Inn." Who is suspicious of whom and why? Do these characters act on their suspicions? Are their suspicions based on truth? How do these examples of suspicion affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they, and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to the main characters? What are their roles in the novel?

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