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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. While on her deathbed, what does Mrs. Reed ask Jane to fetch from her dressing-case?
(a) A letter from Jane's uncle, John Eyre.
(b) A pamphlet from Jane's cousin, Eliza Reed.
(c) A will from Mrs. Reed's husband, John Reed.
(d) A package from Jane's mother, Jane Eyre.

2. 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 lightning has split it in two.
(d) That someone has cut it down.

3. According to Jane, what three things, when combined, make one mystery to which humanity has not yet found the key?
(a) Presentiments, sympathies, and signs.
(b) Imaginings, presentiments, and sympathies.
(c) Dreams, sympathies, and signs.
(d) Dreams, imaginings, and signs.

4. What does Mr. Rochester forbid Mr. Mason and Jane to do before he departs?
(a) Converse.
(b) Dine.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Leave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gypsy doing when Jane enters the library?

2. How does Jane respond to Mr. Lloyd's presence in the room?

3. According to the gypsy, what is within Jane's reach?

4. In the red-room, why does Jane rush at the door and shake the lock to escape?

5. When Mr. Rochester greets Jane upon her return from Thornfield and asks if she can make him handsome, she tells him that _______has power beyond beauty.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the gypsy ask Jane, and why is this significant?

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

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

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