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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the disease abates at Lowood, what discovery is made that is mortifying to Mr. Brocklehurst?

2. How long does Jane stay at Gateshead before returning to Thornfield?

3. What is the subject of Leah's and the charwoman's conversation that Jane overhears, and is dropped once they perceive her?

4. To whom is Blanche referring when she tells Mr. Rochester that "half of them detestable, and the rest ridiculous"?

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

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. Why is Jane forbidden to sit with Mrs. Reed and the children, and how is this significant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the gypsy ask Jane, 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss passion as a major theme in the novel.

1) Identify how the various types of passion (i.e., sexual, spiritual, and emotional,) work in the novel.

2) What kind of passion is privileged by Jane? Mr. Rochester? St. John? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting in "Jane Eyre."

1) What is the significance of the setting to the plot?

2) What is the connection between the physical and psychological landscapes in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of race in the novel? How does Bertha Mason's mixed-race heritage affect her characterization as monstrous and animalistic?

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