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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Rochester suggests Jane get a position in Ireland to educate the five daughters of Mrs. Dionysius O'Gall, Jane proclaims that the sea is a barrier to what?
(a) To her family.
(b) To Mr. Rochester.
(c) To Gateshead.
(d) To marriage.

2. What does Mr. Mason tell the surgeon about his shoulder?
(a) That someone has bit him.
(b) That someone hafs pushed him.
(c) That someone has shot him.
(d) That someone has stabbed him.

3. Regarding the prospect of leaving, Jane tells Mr. Rochester, "I see the necessity of departure; and it is like looking on the necessity of ______".
(a) Air.
(b) Fire.
(c) Life.
(d) Death.

4. Why does Jane rush to Mr. Rochester's room after being awakened in the middle of the night by demonic laughter?
(a) Because it is on fire.
(b) Because Adele is ill.
(c) Because Mrs. Fairfax has disappeared.
(d) Because Grace Poole has threatened her.

5. Jane puts on what gift from Miss Temple for her first tea-time with Mr. Rochester?
(a) A diamond watch.
(b) A pearl brooch.
(c) A gold cross.
(d) A silver bracelet.

6. According to Bessie's husband, Robert Leaven, how has John Reed died?
(a) Thypus.
(b) Murder.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Suicide.

7. After the disease abates at Lowood, what discovery is made that is mortifying to Mr. Brocklehurst?
(a) The discovery of the ill-treatment and poor conditions at the school.
(b) The discovery of scandalous behavior and excessive opulence at the school.
(c) The discovery of abducted children and slave wages at the school.
(d) The discovery of missing funds and abusive teachers at the school.

8. What language does Adele speak fluently?
(a) Greek.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

9. Who, according to Jane, in her final eight years at Lowood, "stood me in the stead of mother, governess, and, latterly, companion"?
(a) Miss Temple.
(b) Miss Scatcherd.
(c) Miss Miller.
(d) Mrs. Brocklehurst.

10. When she returns to Gateshead from Thornfield, Jane tells Mr. Rochester that "wherever you are is my _________"?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Home.
(d) Work.

11. When Mr. Rochester gives Adele her gift, he tells Jane that he is not fond of what?
(a) The prattle of children.
(b) The dishonesty of servants.
(c) The moodiness of children.
(d) The absence of adults.

12. As Jane watches the group perform, she states to the reader that she could not _____Mr. Rochester merely because he has ceased to notice her.
(a) Unlove.
(b) Hurt.
(c) Love.
(d) Forgive.

13. While on her deathbed, what does Mrs. Reed ask Jane to fetch from her dressing-case?
(a) A pamphlet from Jane's cousin, Eliza Reed.
(b) A package from Jane's mother, Jane Eyre.
(c) A letter from Jane's uncle, John Eyre.
(d) A will from Mrs. Reed's husband, John Reed.

14. What does Adele tell Jane about the big horse-chestnut at the bottom of the orchard?
(a) That someone has cut it down.
(b) That a fire has burned it down.
(c) That lightning has split it in two.
(d) That someone has carved its trunk.

15. What does Jane first eat at Lowood that is disgusting, but is devoured out of hunger?
(a) Burned porridge.
(b) Grainy soup.
(c) Rancid meat.
(d) Cold gruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Mr. Rochester and Jane discuss the prospect of her going to Ireland, what does Jane begin to do when she hears a nightingale?

2. When Jane addresses the reader on her way to Thornfield for the first time, she states that "though I look ______accommodated, I am not very________in my mind."

3. In the red-room, why does Jane rush at the door and shake the lock to escape?

4. According to Jane, why is Blanche "too inferior" to excite jealousy?

5. According to the gypsy, what is within Jane's reach?

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