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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. How are the people at the bar described in Chapter 4?

2. What does Jem tease Mary about in Chapter 8?

3. How many times had Mary met with Patience before Chapter 2?

4. How had Mary remembered her aunt?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Jem invite Mary in Chapter 8?

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

6. What does Mary do while Joss is away for a week in Chapter 4?

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

8. When Mary's mother is dying, what does her mother make Mary promise? How does Mary feel about this promise?

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

10. How does Mary describe the men who come to the bar in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of mystery in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are some examples of mystery in the novel? Are all of the mysteries answered by the end of the novel? Who are some of the mysterious characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Du Maurier's use of irony in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What is irony? What are the three types of irony? What are some examples of irony in the novel?

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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