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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 event does Jem tell Mary happened at Christmas?

2. What is Joss's brother's occupation?

3. Why does Mary feel that she can trust the vicar?

4. Mary observes that the main purpose of the inn is not _____.

5. What is Mary told to help Patience with in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the relationship between Patience and Joss.

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

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

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

10. What instructions does Joss give Mary in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at the end of the novel "Jamaica Inn" ? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters?

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 antagonist of the novel "Jamaica Inn." Who is the antagonist of the novel? Why is he the antagonist? What does he do to the main characters? What does the antagonist look like?

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