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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. 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) John.
(b) Mr. Reed.
(c) Bessie.
(d) Mrs. Reed.

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

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

4. 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) Run.
(c) Sob.
(d) Laugh.

5. After the disease abates at Lowood, what discovery is made that is mortifying to Mr. Brocklehurst?
(a) The discovery of the ill-treatment and poor conditions at the school.
(b) The discovery of abducted children and slave wages at the school.
(c) The discovery of missing funds and abusive teachers at the school.
(d) The discovery of scandalous behavior and excessive opulence at the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bessie's husband, Robert Leaven, how has John Reed died?

2. Who is speaking when she states, "You, a favourite with Mr. Rochester...Go! your folly sickens me"?

3. As she overhears Miss Abbot's and Bessie's conversation, Jane learns her parents died from what?

4. What does Mr. Rochester ask to see of Jane's during their first tea-time?

5. What does Jane first eat at Lowood that is disgusting, but is devoured out of hunger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jane first meet Mr. Rochester, and why is this significant?

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

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

6. What does Jane tell the gypsy about her art, and why is this significant?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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