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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 approaches Mary at the end of Chapter 6?

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

3. Where is Jamaica Inn located?

4. What is Mary's last name?

5. What does Mary do after waking up late in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joss buy Jamaica Inn?

2. Why does Mary take many walks on the moors in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the motif of fear in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are some examples of fear in the novel? What does Mary fear and why? Does she face her fears?

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