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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 is the weather like as Mary is walking?

2. How does Mary feel at the Bassat house in Chapter 18?

3. What is the purpose of the signal light Mary finds?

4. Where does Mary find Joss when she returns to the inn in Chapter 14?

5. What happens sooner than expected for the men Mary is with in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Mary go to find Jem in Chapter 9? Where has he gone, and who tells Mary that information?

3. What does Mary discover when she awakens in Chapter 12? What is the first thing she wants to do?

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

5. What does Jem tell Mary when they meet on the moors in Chapter 18? What does Mary decide?

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

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

8. Why do Joss's men fight after destroying the carriage?

9. Why does Mary snoop around the vicarage in Chapter 16? What does she find?

10. What does Mr. Davey tell Mary when she confides Joss's confession to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of mystery in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are some examples of mystery in the novel? Are all of the mysteries answered by the end of the novel? Who are some of the mysterious characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Du Maurier's use of symbolism in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What do these symbols represent? How do the examples of symbolism relate to the themes of mystery and Joss's criminal actions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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