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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Jane stay at Gateshead before returning to Thornfield?
(a) One year.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

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

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

4. According to Jane, as she observes Mr. Rochester's talking with Louisa and Amy Eshton, she thinks that she understands the language of his countenance, though _____ and ________sever them.
(a) Feeling; wealth.
(b) Rank; taste.
(c) Rank; wealth.
(d) Taste; feeling.

5. To whom is Blanche referring when she tells Mr. Rochester that "half of them detestable, and the rest ridiculous"?
(a) Handmaidens.
(b) Servants.
(c) Governesses.
(d) Mistresses.

6. Why is Jane surprised to learn that Mr. Rochester is the proprietor of Thornfield?
(a) Because she thinks Mrs. Fairfax is the owner.
(b) Because she thinks Thornfield belongs to Adele.
(c) Because she thinks Mr. Rochester is dead.
(d) Because she thinks there is no proprietor at Thornfield.

7. Jane puts on what gift from Miss Temple for her first tea-time with Mr. Rochester?
(a) A silver bracelet.
(b) A gold cross.
(c) A pearl brooch.
(d) A diamond watch.

8. Whom is Mrs. Fairfax describing to Jane that is "Tall, fine bust, sloping shoulder; long graceful neck; olive complexion, dark and clear; noble features"?
(a) Mrs. Eshton.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Blanche Ingram.
(d) Mary Ingram.

9. According to Bessie's husband, Robert Leaven, how has John Reed died?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Murder.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Thypus.

10. How does Jane respond to Mr. Lloyd's presence in the room?
(a) She feels apprehension and a conviction of insecurity and transformation.
(b) She feels panic and a conviction of incompetence and ill-will.
(c) She feels indifference and a lack of conviction that she will recover.
(d) She feels relief and a conviction of protection and security.

11. Regarding the prospect of leaving, Jane tells Mr. Rochester, "I see the necessity of departure; and it is like looking on the necessity of ______".
(a) Death.
(b) Air.
(c) Fire.
(d) Life.

12. Jane warns the gypsy of what when she asks if Jane would like her fortune told?
(a) She has no memory.
(b) She has no faith.
(c) She has no food.
(d) She has no money.

13. What is Mr. Brocklehurst's complaint about Julia Severn's hair?
(a) It is too long.
(b) It is unclean.
(c) It is too curly.
(d) It is cropped.

14. What does Mr. Mason tell the surgeon about his shoulder?
(a) That someone has stabbed him.
(b) That someone has bit him.
(c) That someone hafs pushed him.
(d) That someone has shot him.

15. Who orders a lunch of bread and cheese after learning of the girls' inedible breakfast?
(a) Miss Smith.
(b) Miss Miller.
(c) Miss Temple.
(d) Miss Scatcherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jane first arrives at Thornfield, how does Mrs. Fairfax treat her that surprises her?

2. To whom is Jane referring when she thinks, "I will put her to some test, such absolute impenetrability is past comprehension"?

3. What does the gypsy tell Jane about Blanche's motive for marrying Mr. Rochester?

4. Who is the newcomer who arrives from England whom the ladies call a "beautiful man"?

5. How old is Jane when the novel opens?

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