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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Mr. Eshton that Jane "looks too stupid for any game of the sort"?
(a) Mrs. Dent.
(b) Colonel Dent.
(c) Amy.
(d) Blanche.

2. When Mr. Rochester greets Jane upon her return from Thornfield and asks if she can make him handsome, she tells him that _______has power beyond beauty.
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Sternness.

3. What does Jane first eat at Lowood that is disgusting, but is devoured out of hunger?
(a) Cold gruel.
(b) Rancid meat.
(c) Grainy soup.
(d) Burned porridge.

4. As Mr. Lloyd questions Jane about her life at Gateshead, Jane's spirit is moved by what prospect which implies "an entire separation from Gateshead, an entrance into a new life?"
(a) Marrying a rich beau.
(b) Exploring the world.
(c) Attending school.
(d) Moving to America.

5. When Mr. Rochester suggests Jane get a position in Ireland to educate the five daughters of Mrs. Dionysius O'Gall, Jane proclaims that the sea is a barrier to what?
(a) To marriage.
(b) To Mr. Rochester.
(c) To Gateshead.
(d) To her family.

6. According to Jane, Bessie once said that to dream of what was a sure sign of trouble?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Storms.
(c) Church.
(d) Children.

7. Who, according to Jane, in her final eight years at Lowood, "stood me in the stead of mother, governess, and, latterly, companion"?
(a) Miss Miller.
(b) Miss Scatcherd.
(c) Mrs. Brocklehurst.
(d) Miss Temple.

8. What month is it when Jane departs for Lowood?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) June.

9. 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 physical abuse and lack of vitamins.
(d) Because of semi-starvation and neglected colds.

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

11. Whom does Blanche treat with coldness and acrimony?
(a) Amy.
(b) Adele.
(c) Mrs. Eshton.
(d) Mr. Rochester.

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

13. According to Jane, she tells Mr. Rochester a wanderer's repose and sinner's reformation do NOT depend on what?
(a) A fellow creature.
(b) Himself.
(c) The queen.
(d) God.

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

15. According to Jane, what three things, when combined, make one mystery to which humanity has not yet found the key?
(a) Dreams, imaginings, and signs.
(b) Imaginings, presentiments, and sympathies.
(c) Dreams, sympathies, and signs.
(d) Presentiments, sympathies, and signs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Rochester ask Jane to do as they listen to the nightingale?

2. What is the name of Mr. Rochester's dog?

3. Who orders a lunch of bread and cheese after learning of the girls' inedible breakfast?

4. What does Mr. Rochester ask to see of Jane's during their first tea-time?

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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