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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. How does St. John respond to Jane's letter announcing her marriage to Mr. Rochester?

2. Who is the missing girl in the advertisements about which St. John informs Jane?

3. On the third day of her homelessness, Jane inquires about what to the woman in the village shop?

4. According to Mr. Rochester, what has happened to Bertha's mother?

5. According to Mr. Rochester's former butler, what are Mr. Rochester's injuries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jane's refusal to be Mr. Rochester's mistress signify?

2. What does Jane discover about Rosamond Oliver's feelings for St. John, and what does it signify?

3. What does Jane learn about the Rivers family, and why is it significant?

4. Whom does Jane find in the room following her nightmare the day before the wedding, and what does it foreshadow?

5. How does Jane feel about the Rivers family, and what does it signify?

6. How does Jane's fortune change dramatically after her true identity is revealed?

7. Why does St. John propose to Jane, and how does she respond?

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

9. Why is Rochester's and Jane's marriage stopped, and what does it mean?

10. Why had Mr. Rochester married Bertha Mason, and how is this significant?

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 reader reception at the time of publication. How was "Jane Eyre" received by critics and the general public?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflict in "Jane Eyre."

1) What is the conflict between Jane and society?

2) What is the conflict between Jane and the other characters?

3) What is the conflict between Jane and herself?

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