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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. What is St. John's occupation?

2. Why does Mr. Oliver invite her to spend the evening at Vale Hall?

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

4. Where is Mr. Rochester living following the fire at Thornfield?

5. According to Jane, the more she knows of the residents at Moor house, the better she what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The day before the wedding, Jane dreams about what that is significant?

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

4. How does Jane cope with her new life at Marsh End?

5. How does Jane greet Mr. Rochester at Ferndean, and what is his response?

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

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

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

9. What are St. John's feelings for Rosamond Oliver, and how is it significant?

10. What argument does Jane provide to avoid wearing Rochester's family jewels, and what does this signify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the function of marriage in the novel.

1) What values does the institution of marriage uphold and reinforce?

2) How is Jane's marriage to Mr. Rochester both a traditional and unconventional marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jane as the heroine in the novel.

1) What qualities does Jane possess that make her a heroic figure?

2) How are Jane's actions heroic?

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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