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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. According to Jane, which is better: to surrender to passion or to adhere to principle?

2. What feeling comes over Jane when St. John rests his hand on her head one last time so that she is tempted to give in to his proposal?

3. What does Mr. John Eyre of Madeira leave to Jane following his death?

4. After Jane refuses to become Mr. Rochester's mistress and leaves Thornfield, where does the coachman drop her when she runs out of money?

5. How is St. John related to Jane?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jane feel about her new teaching job, and why is it significant?

4. How does Mr. Rochester respond to Jane's inquiry about Blanche's feelings regarding their upcoming marriage?

5. What do the Rivers discover about the death of a wealthy uncle, and why is it significant?

6. Why does Jane run outside after St. John reads from the book of Revelations, and why is it significant?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of insanity in the novel.

1) What is the connection between insanity and criminality in "Jane Eyre?"

2) What are the boundaries that separate "normal" from "insane" behavior?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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