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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mary told to ignore in Chapter 2?
(a) Local men who try to talk to her.
(b) Noises in the yard during the night.
(c) Questions she is asked about Joss.
(d) The mice and insects in the house.

2. When Mary finds him, where had Joss been stabbed?
(a) In the chest.
(b) In the side.
(c) In the head.
(d) In the back.

3. What is Mary told to help Patience with in Chapter 2?
(a) Keeping up with her correspondence.
(b) Her charity work.
(c) Reading.
(d) Housework.

4. When Mary reaches her destination at the end of Chapter 13, what does she discover?
(a) Everyone is at a funeral for the sailors.
(b) The vicar is not home.
(c) She has forgotten her evidence against Joss.
(d) Joss is already there waiting for her.

5. Who is the second person Mary suspects of Joss's murder?
(a) Joss's friend.
(b) The squire.
(c) Jem.
(d) Mr. Davey.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long does Mary wait for Jem to return?

2. Who is the vicar of Altarnun?

3. When Mary leaves Jamaica in Chapter 9, what does she fail to do?

4. What century is the novel set in?

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

(see the answer key)

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