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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 kind of house does Jem have?

2. What does Squire Basset have with him when he comes to Jamaica Inn in Chapter 6?

3. What marsh does Mary wander toward in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Mary say she witnessed on a trip she recalls?

5. Who died when Mary was six years old?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Jem invite Mary in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is the stranger who comes to the inn in Chapter 5?

10. How do Joss and Patience react to the Squire's visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Jamaica Inn." How does Du Maurier illustrate the death motif throughout the novel? What do the characters think of death? How do the characters, particularly Mary, react to the deaths? Why are these deaths occurring?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the struggles faced by Mary throughout the novel. What struggles does Mary face? How does she overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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