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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mary instructed to wait while the inn is searched?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the stable.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) At a tavern.

2. Why had Mr. Davey medicated Mary in Chapter 16?
(a) For a fever.
(b) For a headache.
(c) For an infection.
(d) To sleep.

3. How does Mary feel at the Bassat house in Chapter 18?
(a) Bored.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Unwelcome.
(d) Safe.

4. What does Mr. Davey give Mary in Chapter 10?
(a) A cloak.
(b) A note.
(c) A flask.
(d) A blanket.

5. What is the carriage ride like for Mary after Mr. Davey leaves?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Stressful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mary feel the need to quickly return home in Chapter 14?

2. Where does Mary see Jem in Chapter 18?

3. What state is Joss in when Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12?

4. What is the weather like as Mary is walking?

5. Who does Mary trip over as she is walking up the road 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 trouble does Jem encounter as he tries to sell the second pony in Chapter 9?

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

5. Who does Mary first suspect of the murders? Why could it not be this person?

6. What does Mary tell Joss when he questions her about her trip to Launceston?

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

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

9. What does Mary witness when she reaches the beach in Chapter 11?

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

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