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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 died when Mary was six years old?

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

3. What does Mary do before going on walks in Chapter 4?

4. Where does the driver drop Mary off in Chapter 1?

5. What does Mary do to stay out of Patience's and Joss's way in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, what does Mary discover about the rooms at Jamaica Inn?

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

6. Describe the relationship between Patience and Joss.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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