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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Jane watches the group perform, she states to the reader that she could not _____Mr. Rochester merely because he has ceased to notice her.
(a) Forgive.
(b) Unlove.
(c) Hurt.
(d) Love.

2. When Jane addresses the reader on her way to Thornfield for the first time, she states that "though I look ______accommodated, I am not very________in my mind."
(a) Luxuriously; pleasing.
(b) Comfortably; troubled.
(c) Uncomfortably; troubled.
(d) Comfortably; tranquil.

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

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

5. 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) John.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Georgiana.
(d) Bessie.

6. What does Mr. Brocklehurst accuse Jane of being after making her sit on a stool in front of the class?
(a) A thief.
(b) A liar.
(c) An atheist.
(d) A bully.

7. What does Adele tell Jane about the big horse-chestnut at the bottom of the orchard?
(a) That a fire has burned it down.
(b) That someone has cut it down.
(c) That someone has carved its trunk.
(d) That lightning has split it in two.

8. Who is speaking when she states, "You, a favourite with Mr. Rochester...Go! your folly sickens me"?
(a) Blanche Ingram.
(b) Mrs. Fairfaix.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Jane.

9. During what month does Jane return to see Mrs. Reed at Gateshead?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) November.

10. As she comforts Jane after Mr. Brocklehurst leaves, Helen tells her, "If all the world ________ you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience ________ you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without __________."
(a) Envied; disapproved; enemies.
(b) Hated; approved; friends.
(c) Envied; approved; enemies.
(d) Hated; disapproved; friends.

11. While on her deathbed, what does Mrs. Reed ask Jane to fetch from her dressing-case?
(a) A will from Mrs. Reed's husband, John Reed.
(b) A pamphlet from Jane's cousin, Eliza Reed.
(c) A package from Jane's mother, Jane Eyre.
(d) A letter from Jane's uncle, John Eyre.

12. Who is Adele's mother?
(a) An Italian actress.
(b) A French opera dancer.
(c) A Greek dress maker.
(d) A German singer.

13. As Mr. Rochester and Jane discuss the prospect of her going to Ireland, what does Jane begin to do when she hears a nightingale?
(a) Whistle.
(b) Sob.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Run.

14. According to Jane, why is Blanche "too inferior" to excite jealousy?
(a) Because she is unattractive and poor.
(b) Because she is too intelligent and kind.
(c) Because she is too pretty and worldly.
(d) Because she is not good or original.

15. To whom is Jane referring when she thinks, "I will put her to some test, such absolute impenetrability is past comprehension"?
(a) Grace Poole.
(b) Mrs. Fairfax.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Adele.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Jane tells Mr. Rochester that Mr. Mason has arrived, what does he exclaim?

3. According to Jane, what three things, when combined, make one mystery to which humanity has not yet found the key?

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

5. Jane warns the gypsy of what when she asks if Jane would like her fortune told?

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