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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. Who does Joss meet with after Harry leaves in Chapter 4?

2. What unsettles Mary in Chapter 1?

3. What does Mary see in the bar after everyone has left in Chapter 4?

4. in Chapter 4, how long is Joss gone from Jamaica Inn?

5. What keeps Mary indoors in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mary wonder about Joss in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. Describe the relationship between Patience and Joss.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Mary and Jem. What do they feel for one another? What conflicts arise between them? What do they assume of one another when they first meet? Why is it hard for Mary to trust Jem?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?"

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