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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 does Squire Basset have with him when he comes to Jamaica Inn in Chapter 6?

2. What does Mary do while working in the bar in Chapter 4?

3. What can't Mary help but notice about the vicar in Chapter 7?

4. What does Mary have to be careful not to do while out walking?

5. Who raised Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What background information does the reader learn about Mary?

2. Why does Mary take many walks on the moors in Chapter 8?

3. How did Joss buy Jamaica Inn?

4. When Mary's mother is dying, what does her mother make Mary promise? How does Mary feel about this promise?

5. How does Mary describe the men who come to the bar in Chapter 4?

6. What does Joss tell Mary about his past in Chapter 8?

7. What does Mary have to do for Joss when he returns in Chapter 4?

8. What does Mary consider doing at the end of Chapter 5?

9. What does the driver tell Mary about Jamaica Inn?

10. What instructions does Joss give Mary in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Mary. What are Mary's defining character traits? Who is she close to in the novel? What happens to Mary throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the end of the novel "Jamaica Inn" ? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Gothic romance genre of the novel "Jamaica Inn." What are the elements of this genre? Why is "Jamaica Inn" an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "Jamaica Inn?"

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