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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 Mary reaches her destination at the end of Chapter 13, what does she discover?

2. What does Jem assure Mary about Joss in Chapter 9?

3. What does Jem try to convince the person who insists on buying the second pony?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Mary convince Joss to let them do in the afternoon?

5. What does Harry accuse Joss of in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary witness when she reaches the beach in Chapter 11?

2. Who finally buys Jem's second pony? Why did he try to prevent the sale to this person?

3. What does Mary discover when she wakes in the carriage in Chapter 11? What does she do?

4. After leaving the vicar's house, what does Mary resolve to do?

5. How does Mary feel staying at the Bassat's? What does she dream of doing?

6. Why does Mary convince Joss to let her and Patience take a nap in Chapter 13?

7. Why does Joss drag Mary with him to the coast in Chapter 10?

8. How does Mary disappoint the squire in Chapter 15?

9. What accusation does Harry make against Joss in Chapter 12? What does Joss decide to do following Harry's interruption?

10. What trouble does Jem encounter as he tries to sell the second pony in Chapter 9?

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 author of the novel "Jamaica Inn,"Dahne du Maurier. What others works did she write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Du Maurier's other work? How is she regarded in the literary world?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Du Maurier's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Du Maurier use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

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