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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jane is speaking to whom when she states, "I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty."
(a) John.
(b) Mrs. Reed.
(c) Mr. Reed.
(d) Bessie.

2. When Mr. Rochester gives Adele her gift, he tells Jane that he is not fond of what?
(a) The prattle of children.
(b) The absence of adults.
(c) The dishonesty of servants.
(d) The moodiness of children.

3. According to Mr. Rochester, Jane is ______, quiet, _______, and simple.
(a) Quaint; grave.
(b) Worldly; cheerful.
(c) Quaint; cheerful.
(d) Worldly; grave.

4. What is the subject of Leah's and the charwoman's conversation that Jane overhears, and is dropped once they perceive her?
(a) Blanche Ingram.
(b) Jane.
(c) Grace Poole.
(d) Mr. Rochester.

5. Who arrives at Lowood to see Jane and is mistaken for the carrier by her?
(a) Bessie.
(b) John Reed.
(c) Mrs. Reed.
(d) Georgiana Reed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Jane and other girls forced to part with their portion of food at Lowood during the cold winter months?

2. According to Mr. Brocklehurst, Miss Temple NOT should not accustom the girls to what?

3. When May arrives at Lowood, what is the "fog-bred pestilence" that arrives to transform the school into a hospital?

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

5. As she overhears Miss Abbot's and Bessie's conversation, Jane learns her parents died from what?

(see the answer key)

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