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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 purpose of the signal light Mary finds?

2. Who is the second person Mary suspects of Joss's murder?

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

4. What is strange about the house when Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12?

5. Where does Joss take Mary in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12, how is Joss acting?

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

4. When Mary arrives back at the inn how does she know Joss is still there? What does Mary find when she goes inside?

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

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

7. What do Mary and Jem discuss when he climbs into her room in Chapter 13?

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

9. When Mary goes to North Hill, what does Mrs. Basset tell her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Du Maurier's inclusion of violence in the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are some examples of violence in the novel? How do these examples affect the tone of the scene? Are these examples necessary?

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 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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