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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 marsh does Mary wander toward in Chapter 8?

2. How are the people at the bar described in Chapter 4?

3. Who died when Mary was six years old?

4. What kind of house does Jem have?

5. What trip does Mary recall in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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