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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. When Jane greets Mr. Rochester the morning after his proposal, he calls her a pale, little what?

2. According to Mr. Rochester, he tells Jane that it has been ten years since he has flown from Europe with what three things as his companion?

3. After Mr. Rochester discovers the truth about Bertha's insanity in the West Indies, what does he tell Jane he momentarily thought he should do?

4. How much is Jane worth after the death of her uncle?

5. Jane comes across a little girl and asks her for what item that she is about to throw to the pigs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does St. John treat Jane with icy reserve, and what does it reveal about his character?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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