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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX | Chapter X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Jane, who bullies and punishes her "not two or three times in the week, nor once or twice in the day, but continually?"
(a) Georgiana.
(b) Bessie.
(c) Eliza.
(d) John.

2. Who says to Helen, "Burns, you are standing on the side of your shoe; turn your toes out immediately," and "Burns, you poke your chin most unpleasantly; draw it in!"?
(a) Miss Miller.
(b) Miss Smith.
(c) Miss Temple.
(d) Miss Scatcherd.

3. How old is Jane when the novel opens?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Fifteen.

4. 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?
(a) Because the physician Mrs. Reed has employed is out of town.
(b) Because Mr. Lloyd is studying to become a physician.
(c) Because the nearest physician lives in Bath.
(d) Because Mrs. Reed has employed an apothecary to care for Jane and the servants.

5. In the red-room, why does Jane rush at the door and shake the lock to escape?
(a) Because she thinks there is a ghost in the room.
(b) Because Bessie has threatened to strike her with a whip.
(c) Because John is taunting her in the room.
(d) Because she is cold and wants to light the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jane first eat at Lowood that is disgusting, but is devoured out of hunger?

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

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

4. Who holds down Jane's arms and threatens to tie her down in the red-room?

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

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