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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. As she overhears Miss Abbot's and Bessie's conversation, Jane learns her parents died from what?

2. To whom is Jane referring when she thinks, "I will put her to some test, such absolute impenetrability is past comprehension"?

3. What hope does Jane cherish that she has "no right to conceive"?

4. According to Jane, women are supposed to be generally calm, but they feel what?

5. Who holds down Jane's arms and threatens to tie her down in the red-room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mr. Rochester demand of Jane and Mr. Mason when they are left alone together, and what does it signify?

5. On her deathbed, Mrs. Reed informs Jane of what, and why is this significant?

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Gateshead and Thornfield.

1) What are their similarities and differences?

2) How do these estates mirror Jane's development as a character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of governesses in the novel.

1) How are governesses treated in the novel?

2) How does Jane feel about her role as a governess?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Point of View in the novel.

1) What is the POV?

2) How does the POV influence reader reception?

3) What is the connection between the POV and pacing in "Jane Eyre?"

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