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

2. What does Mr. Davey give Mary in Chapter 10?

3. What does Mary think she can do before Joss notices she's gone in Chapter 13?

4. What does Mrs. Bassat provide for Mary in Chapter 14?

5. Who arrives at the end of Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Joss and his men burn the carriage?

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

3. When Mary goes downstairs in Chapter 12, how is Joss acting?

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

5. What trouble does Jem encounter as he tries to sell the second pony in Chapter 9?

6. Why is Mr. Davey gagging Mary when she awakes in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

10. What does Mr. Davey tell Mary when she confides Joss's confession to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in "Jamaica Inn." Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations cause these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the struggles faced by Mary throughout the novel. What struggles does Mary face? How does she overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel "Jamaica Inn,"Dahne du Maurier. What others works did she write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Du Maurier's other work? How is she regarded in the literary world?

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