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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the subject of Leah's and the charwoman's conversation that Jane overhears, and is dropped once they perceive her?
(a) Mr. Rochester.
(b) Blanche Ingram.
(c) Grace Poole.
(d) Jane.

3. Jane is speaking to whom when she states, "I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty."
(a) Mrs. Reed.
(b) Mr. Reed.
(c) Bessie.
(d) John.

4. How does Miss Temple respond to Jane's defense of her character in light of Mr. Brocklehurst's accusation?
(a) She ignores her.
(b) She kisses her.
(c) She slaps her.
(d) She scolds her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?"

2. How does Jane first encounter Mr. Rochester?

3. Jane discovers the gypsy to be whom?

4. 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."

5. While on her deathbed, what does Mrs. Reed ask Jane to fetch from her dressing-case?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Rochester insist Jane join the party each evening in the drawing room?

2. How does Jane respond to Mr. Rochester's inquiry about whether she finds him attractive, and why is this significant?

3. What appeared in a dream that Bessie once had that was a bad omen, and what does this foreshadow in the novel?

4. What are the girls fed when Jane first arrives at Lowood that no one can eat, and why is this significant?

5. On her deathbed, Mrs. Reed informs Jane of what, and why is this significant?

6. What does Mr. Rochester demand of Jane and Mr. Mason when they are left alone together, and what does it signify?

7. How is Mr. Rochester's response to Jane's homecoming from Gateshead revealing?

8. What is Jane's impression of Mr. Rochester's and Blanche's relationship?

9. Why does Jane stay at Gateshead after Mrs. Reed passes, and why is this significant?

10. What are the conditions like at Lowood, and what does it signify about the educational system?

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