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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. When does the driver's demeanor change in Chapter 1?

2. What is Mary told to ignore in Chapter 2?

3. What is Mary's aunt's name?

4. What century is the novel set in?

5. In Chapter 5, why does Mary demand that a stranger leave the bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the relationship between Patience and Joss.

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Jamaica Inn." Who are Mary's family? Is family important to Mary? How does Mary's family affect her decisions and actions?

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