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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. According to Jane, women are supposed to be generally calm, but they feel what?

2. What does Mr. Rochester ask Jane to fetch for Mr. Mason from the drawer in his room?

3. Why is Jane surprised to learn that Mr. Rochester is the proprietor of Thornfield?

4. What hope does Jane cherish that she has "no right to conceive"?

5. After Jane tells Mr. Rochester that Mr. Mason has arrived, what does he exclaim?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jane first meet Mr. Rochester, and why is this significant?

2. When Jane and Rochester meet in the garden, why does Mr. Rochester tell her about a position in Ireland?

3. When Rochester returns with Blanche and a large party, how do they treat Jane, and why is this significant?

4. What does Mr. Rochester demand of Jane and Mr. Mason when they are left alone together, and what does it signify?

5. How do Bessie and Mr. Lloyd help Jane after she is punished in the Red Room, and why is this significant?

6. How is Helen Burns treated by Miss Scatcherd, and how does she respond?

7. Why does Jane stay at Gateshead after Mrs. Reed passes, and why is this significant?

8. How is Mr. Rochester's response to Jane's homecoming from Gateshead revealing?

9. What are the conditions like at Lowood, and what does it signify about the educational system?

10. Why is Jane forbidden to sit with Mrs. Reed and the children, and how is this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the autobiographical elements in "Jane Eyre."

1) Compare Jane Eyre with Charlotte Bronte.

2) What fictional events are modeled after real-life incidents?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of insanity in the novel.

1) What is the connection between insanity and criminality in "Jane Eyre?"

2) What are the boundaries that separate "normal" from "insane" behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of friendship in "Jane Eyre."

1) Compare and contrast Helen Burns with Mary and Diane Rivers as Jane's confidants.

2) What qualities does Jane seek in her friendships with women?

3) What qualities does Jane seek in her friendships with men?

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