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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the disease abates at Lowood, what discovery is made that is mortifying to Mr. Brocklehurst?
(a) The discovery of missing funds and abusive teachers at the school.
(b) The discovery of the ill-treatment and poor conditions at the school.
(c) The discovery of scandalous behavior and excessive opulence at the school.
(d) The discovery of abducted children and slave wages at the school.

2. Whom does Jane see riding along with Mr. Rochester on the night of the party's arrival, as well as the next morning?
(a) Mrs. Eshton.
(b) Blanche Ingram.
(c) John.
(d) Grace Poole.

3. What does Mr. Rochester ask Jane regarding his appearance?
(a) Whether she thinks he is serious.
(b) Whether she thinks he is playful.
(c) Whether she thinks he is handsome.
(d) Whether she thinks he is youthful.

4. When May arrives at Lowood, what is the "fog-bred pestilence" that arrives to transform the school into a hospital?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Polio.
(d) Typhus.

5. What is inscribed on Helen's grave besides her name?
(a) Religious loci.
(b) Regnat populace.
(c) Redivivus.
(d) Resurgam.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jane, why are the girls predisposed to becoming ill so that forty-five out of eighty are afflicted?

2. According to Jane, as she observes Mr. Rochester's talking with Louisa and Amy Eshton, she thinks that she understands the language of his countenance, though _____ and ________sever them.

3. How old is Jane when the novel opens?

4. What does Mr. Brocklehurst accuse Jane of being after making her sit on a stool in front of the class?

5. What is Mr. Brocklehurst's complaint about Julia Severn's hair?

(see the answer key)

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