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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 Mr. Rochester tell Jane about Adele's mother?
(a) That she has betrayed him.
(b) That she jas married him.
(c) That he has left her for another woman.
(d) That she has married someone else.

2. After Mrs. Reed's funeral, where does Eliza tell Jane she is taking up residence?
(a) An Italian school.
(b) A French convent.
(c) A Spanish hospital.
(d) An English estate.

3. To whom is Jane referring when she thinks, "I will put her to some test, such absolute impenetrability is past comprehension"?
(a) Adele.
(b) Grace Poole.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Mrs. Fairfax.

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

5. Who orders a lunch of bread and cheese after learning of the girls' inedible breakfast?
(a) Miss Temple.
(b) Miss Scatcherd.
(c) Miss Smith.
(d) Miss Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Rochester ask Jane to see that will suit Mrs. Rochester exactly?

2. As Mr. Rochester and Jane discuss the prospect of her going to Ireland, what does Jane begin to do when she hears a nightingale?

3. How old is Jane when the novel opens?

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

5. How does Jane first encounter Mr. Rochester?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Helen Burns treated by Miss Scatcherd, and how does she respond?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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