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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. In responding to Jane's refusal to marry him, he tells her that her words are violent, _______, and untrue.
(a) Unfeminine.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Sexist.

2. Mr. Rochester peppers Jane with questions about whom once she returns to him from Moor House?
(a) Diana Rivers.
(b) St. John.
(c) Mr. Oliver.
(d) Rosemond Oliver.

3. What is St. John's occupation?
(a) He is a cobbler.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a parson.
(d) He is a lawyer.

4. When Jane first lays her eyes on the injured Mr. Rochester, she compares him to what kind of animal?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A snake.
(c) A dog.
(d) A horse.

5. Why is St. John called away the night of Diana's and Mary's return to Moor House?
(a) To see after an ill father.
(b) To see after a dying child.
(c) To see after a dying mother.
(d) To see after a widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jane recalls her dreams to Mr. Rochester about Thornfield's being in a dreary ruin, what does she tell him she is carrying in a shawl?

2. How does Jane feel about married life?

3. What does Mr. Rochester tell Jane about having asked God if he would find bliss and peace once more?

4. What does Bertha do when Mr. Rochester brings the party from the church to her room?

5. When Jane speaks to Mr. Rochester's former butler at the inn, what does he tell her about who started the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jane's married life like, and why is it significant?

2. What message does St. John leave for Jane before he departs as a missionary?

3. How does the Rivers family treat Jane, and why is it significant?

4. What happens when Jane is refused entrance to the house where three women are knitting in mourning clothes?

5. Why does St. John treat Jane with icy reserve, and what does it reveal about his character?

6. What premonition does Jane have about St. John, and how is this significant?

7. What are Jane's plans after her fortune has dramatically changed, and why does St. John urge her to reconsider them?

8. What does Mr. Rochester tell Jane about having seen the hand of God for the first time?

9. What happens when Jane tries to look for work after leaving Thornfield, and why is it significant?

10. Who does Mr. Rochester show to Mr. Briggs, Mr. Mason, and Jane at Thornfield?

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