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Quiz about Jamaica Inn
Quiz about Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn Trivia Quiz


A quiz about the book "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lady Wynd. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Lady Wynd
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
114,996
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
670
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (5/10), Guest 186 (9/10), Guest 200 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the main character's full name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is Mary's aunt's name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who comes to investigate the inn when the landlord is away, causing Aunt Patience to have a nervous breakdown? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. At the end of the book Mary returns to Helford.


Question 5 of 10
5. Who does Mary befriend, telling him all that she suspects about her uncle? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. When is the only time that Joss spills his secrets? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What does Joss Merlyn do along the coast? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is Jem's main profession? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. True or False: Mary spends part of Christmas Eve with Jem.


Question 10 of 10
10. Who kills the landlord and his wife? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 107: 5/10
Feb 21 2024 : Guest 186: 9/10
Feb 19 2024 : Guest 200: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the main character's full name?

Answer: Mary Yellan

We learn her name a few pages in.
2. What is Mary's aunt's name?

Answer: Patience

Mary calls her "Aunt Patience".
3. Who comes to investigate the inn when the landlord is away, causing Aunt Patience to have a nervous breakdown?

Answer: the squire, Mr Bassat

The squire comes down from his home, North Hill, to catch Joss with plundered goods - luckily for Joss, he had already moved the cache.
4. At the end of the book Mary returns to Helford.

Answer: False

Mary orginally intends to return to her home and rebuild the farm. However, she meets up with Jem and decides to go with him, knowing that her back is now turned away from Helford.
5. Who does Mary befriend, telling him all that she suspects about her uncle?

Answer: Francis Davey

Mary meets up with Francis Davey on the moor, having followed her uncle. He seemed like a nice man, and eventually she trusts him enough to tell him what happens at Jamaica Inn.
6. When is the only time that Joss spills his secrets?

Answer: When he is drunk

Joss' main weakness is his love of drink - when he's sober he guards his secrets, but when he's drunk he tells Mary about the ships.
7. What does Joss Merlyn do along the coast?

Answer: sink ships

Joss runs the ships to the ground, where he boards and steals all the goods contained therein.
8. What is Jem's main profession?

Answer: horse thief

Jem steals horses for a living - he tells Mary that one day he may buy horses for pleasure instead of stealing and selling them.
9. True or False: Mary spends part of Christmas Eve with Jem.

Answer: True

Jem drives Mary to the Launceston Fair on Christmas Eve, but is taken to Mr Bassat, leaving Mary to walk back to the Inn.
10. Who kills the landlord and his wife?

Answer: Francis Davey

Francis Davey was Joss' "boss" and when he discovered that the game was up, he killed Joss and Patience to keep them from betraying him.
Source: Author Lady Wynd

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