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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 abducted children and slave wages 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 missing funds and abusive teachers at the school.

2. 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 youthful.
(d) Whether she thinks he is handsome.

3. As she overhears Miss Abbot's and Bessie's conversation, Jane learns her parents died from what?
(a) Cholera.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Small pox.

4. According to Jane, why are the girls predisposed to becoming ill so that forty-five out of eighty are afflicted?
(a) Because of lack of exercise and too many sweets.
(b) Because of stifling heat and a fatty diet.
(c) Because of semi-starvation and neglected colds.
(d) Because of physical abuse and lack of vitamins.

5. According to Mr. Brocklehurst, Miss Temple NOT should not accustom the girls to what?
(a) Habits of luxury and indulgence.
(b) Habits of poverty and frugality.
(c) Habits of obedience and servitude.
(d) Habits of pleasure and moderation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Jane see riding along with Mr. Rochester on the night of the party's arrival, as well as the next morning?

3. What is the subject of Leah's and the charwoman's conversation that Jane overhears, and is dropped once they perceive her?

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

5. When Jane wakes up in her own bed after fainting in the red-room, why is Mr. Lloyd in the room and NOT a physician?

(see the answer key)

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