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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 does Adele tell Jane about the big horse-chestnut at the bottom of the orchard?
(a) That a fire has burned it down.
(b) That someone has carved its trunk.
(c) That someone has cut it down.
(d) That lightning has split it in two.

2. What is the weather like as the novel opens?
(a) Warm and sunny.
(b) Cold and rainy.
(c) Temperate and mild.
(d) Hot and muggy.

3. What month is it when Jane departs for Lowood?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) September.
(d) January.

4. What is the gypsy doing when Jane enters the library?
(a) Drinking and rocking.
(b) Reading and muttering.
(c) Eating and muttering.
(d) Reading and drinking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is inscribed on Helen's grave besides her name?

2. Whom is Mrs. Fairfax describing to Jane that is "Tall, fine bust, sloping shoulder; long graceful neck; olive complexion, dark and clear; noble features"?

3. Why does Mrs. Reed forbid Jane from joining her, Eliza, John, and Georgiana in the drawing-room?

4. How does Jane first encounter Mr. Rochester?

5. With what booty does Jane retreat when the party arrives with Mr. Rochester?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Rochester returns with Blanche and a large party, how do they treat Jane, and why is this significant?

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

3. Why is Jane punished in the Red Room, and why is the room significant?

4. What does Jane's first dinner with Mr. Rochester at Thornfield foreshadow?

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

6. When Jane first learns that Mr. Rochester may marry Blanche Ingram, why does she compare herself to her?

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

8. When Jane and Rochester meet in the garden, why does Mr. Rochester tell her about a position in Ireland?

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

10. What happens when Jane confesses her feelings for Mr. Rochester, and how is this significant?

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