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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. How many of his own men does Joss kill?

2. According to Mrs. Bassat, what is Squire Bassat on his way to do?

3. Where does Mary think she can stay until she saves up some money?

4. Why do the thieves burn the cart?

5. After telling Mr. Davey what Joss had revealed, what does Mr. Davey say to Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Jem leaves Mary to retrieve his cart in Chapter 9?

2. How does Mary decide she will travel home in Chapter 9? Who saves her at the end of the Chapter?

3. What does Mr. Davey confess to Mary over dinner in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 9, how does Jem assure Mary?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Mr. Davey insist on running away with Mary?

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

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 theme of assumptions in the novel "Jamaica Inn." Who makes assumptions? What assumptions do they make and why? How do these assumptions affect the characters and their lives?

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