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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mrs. Bassat, what is Squire Bassat on his way to do?
(a) Arrest Harry.
(b) Arrest Mr. Davey.
(c) Arrest Joss.
(d) Arrest Jem.

2. What does Mary think she can do before Joss notices she's gone in Chapter 13?
(a) Travel to Altarnun and back.
(b) Go visit Jem.
(c) Collect some food for the journey.
(d) Set the horse free.

3. What does Mr. Davey say will stop Joss from causing ships to wreck?
(a) Coastal guards.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Finding employment.
(d) The threat of divine judgement.

4. Where does Mary meet Jem in Chapter 9?
(a) At the post office.
(b) In Altarnun.
(c) On the road.
(d) On the moors.

5. Where does Jem say he is heading in Chapter 18?
(a) Traboe.
(b) Treknow.
(c) Tresmeer.
(d) Tamar.

6. Where does Mary wait while Jem goes to retrieve the cart?
(a) Under the hotel awning.
(b) By the river.
(c) At the saloon.
(d) Beside an oak tree.

7. How does Mr. Davey attempt to misdirect the men following him?
(a) By setting the horses free.
(b) By leaving tracks which lead in the wrong direction.
(c) By throwing rocks.
(d) By heading back in the direction he came from.

8. Why does Mary start snooping around the vicarage in Chapter 16?
(a) To look for her missing papers.
(b) To find out where Jem is hiding.
(c) To learn more about the vicar.
(d) To find evidence against the vicar.

9. What does Jem ask Mary to do in Launceston?
(a) Help him get to Joss.
(b) Spend the night with him.
(c) Steal a pony with him.
(d) Marry him.

10. In Chapter 10, what does Mary say when Joss asks her where she has been?
(a) To a service at church.
(b) To tell the squire about his illegal activities.
(c) To visit an old friend.
(d) To a fair with Jem.

11. How far is it for Mary to walk back to Jamaica Inn?
(a) Fifteen miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) Three miles.

12. Who does Mary trip over as she is walking up the road in Chapter 11?
(a) Jem.
(b) A dead body.
(c) Harry.
(d) Joss.

13. Where does Mary go to look for help after Jem disappears?
(a) To a house.
(b) To the blacksmith's.
(c) The vicarage.
(d) The saloon.

14. What does Mary lose hope of doing in Chapter 14?
(a) Ever seeing Jem again.
(b) Travelling through the villages unnoticed.
(c) Returning to the inn before Joss realizes she's gone.
(d) Finding someone willing to help her.

15. In Chapter 13, what does Mary convince Joss to let them do in the afternoon?
(a) Visit friends.
(b) Have a picnic.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Clean up the mess in the inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary find herself when she awakes in Chapter 11?

2. What is the name of the vicar's housekeeper?

3. What is clear to Mary about the men she is riding with in Chapter 11?

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

5. What does Mary find it hard to do during dinner with Mr. Davey?

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