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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. What language does Adele speak fluently?
(a) Greek.
(b) German.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

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

3. 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) Taste; feeling.
(b) Feeling; wealth.
(c) Rank; taste.
(d) Rank; wealth.

4. Mr. Rochester compares Jane to what as she tries to free from his embrace?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A mouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Bessie's husband, Robert Leaven, come to Thornfield to see Jane?

5. Why is Jane surprised to learn that Mr. Rochester is the proprietor of Thornfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Reed tell Mr. Brocklehurst about Jane, and how is this significant?

2. What does Jane do when she discovers smoke coming from Mr. Rochester's room, and what does this signify?

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

4. How do Bessie and Mr. Lloyd help Jane after she is punished in the Red Room, and why is this significant?

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

6. What is the aftermath of Mr. Brocklehurst's accusation regarding Jane?

7. From what do the girls at Lowood suffer when Spring arrives, and how is this significant?

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

9. Who arrives to tell the guests' fortunes? How does Blanche respond to her fortune's being told?

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

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