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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. John wants Jane to be the mistress of what kind of school?
(a) A school for poor girls and boys.
(b) A school for wealthy girls and boys.
(c) A school for wealthy girls.
(d) A school for poor girls.

2. Why does Mr. Oliver invite her to spend the evening at Vale Hall?
(a) Because he wants to hire her as a governess.
(b) Because he has heard that she knew Mr. Rochester.
(c) Because he likes the portrait she made of Rosamond.
(d) Because he is in love with her.

3. What is the name of the book Jane reads that begins, "Day set on Norham's castled steep, And Tweed's fair river broad and deep"?
(a) Schiller.
(b) Tempest.
(c) Grimm.
(d) Marmion.

4. Jane discovers what about her pupils that makes her realize she was initially mistaken?
(a) They are not all rich.
(b) They are all dull.
(c) They are not all dull.
(d) They are all rich.

5. What observation does Jane overhear Mary and Diana make about her accent and dress that is true?
(a) That she is illiterate.
(b) That she is French.
(c) That she is not uneducated.
(d) That she is foreign.

6. How long has Jane been married to Mr. Rochester at the end of the novel?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty years.

7. Jane states that, with Mary and Diana, there is a _________congeniality of tastes, sentiments, and principles.
(a) Lack of.
(b) Stern.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Imperfect.

8. What does Mr. Rochester's former butler tell Jane happened to Bertha Mason during the fire?
(a) She hung herself.
(b) She shot herself.
(c) She jumped to her death.
(d) She poisoned herself.

9. When Jane first lays her eyes on the injured Mr. Rochester, she compares him to what kind of animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A snake.
(d) A horse.

10. How does Jane feel about married life?
(a) She is unhappy.
(b) She is wistful.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She is regretful.

11. What does Mr. John Eyre of Madeira leave to Jane following his death?
(a) A small portion of his property.
(b) None of his property.
(c) Some of his property.
(d) All of his property.

12. When Jane greets Mr. Rochester the morning after his proposal, he calls her a pale, little what?
(a) Child.
(b) Princess.
(c) Kitten.
(d) Elf.

13. When Jane recalls her dreams to Mr. Rochester about Thornfield's being in a dreary ruin, what does she tell him she is carrying in a shawl?
(a) A bible.
(b) A lamb.
(c) A rose.
(d) A child.

14. How do Jane's village neighbors treat her?
(a) Cordially.
(b) Rudely.
(c) Indifferently.
(d) Coolly.

15. What does Mr. Rochester tell Jane about having asked God if he would find bliss and peace once more?
(a) That he heard her call his name.
(b) That he heard Jane's voice.
(c) That he called out her name.
(d) That he heard God's voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does St. John want Jane to accompany him to India as his wife?

2. On the afternoon following the discovery of Bertha Mason, what does Jane think she should do?

3. How much is Jane worth after the death of her uncle?

4. Of the twenty girls for whom Jane is responsible, how many can read and how many can write?

5. When St. John asks Jane to accompany him to India, to what condition she does not want to agree?

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