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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Adele's mother?
(a) A German singer.
(b) A French opera dancer.
(c) An Italian actress.
(d) A Greek dress maker.

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

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

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

5. Why are Jane and other girls forced to part with their portion of food at Lowood during the cold winter months?
(a) Because the teachers tell them to do so.
(b) Because the younger girls are not allowed more than one portion.
(c) Because the older girls menace them into doing so.
(d) Because the smallest girls need the food.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the disease abates at Lowood, what discovery is made that is mortifying to Mr. Brocklehurst?

2. According to Jane, what three things, when combined, make one mystery to which humanity has not yet found the key?

3. What is the name of the surgeon with whom Mr. Rochester returns?

4. Mr. Rochester compares Jane to what as she tries to free from his embrace?

5. During what month does Jane return to see Mrs. Reed at Gateshead?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jane first learns that Mr. Rochester may marry Blanche Ingram, why does she compare herself to her?

2. What does Jane tell the gypsy about her art, and why is this significant?

3. What are the conditions like at Lowood, and what does it signify about the educational system?

4. When Jane and Rochester meet in the garden, why does Mr. Rochester tell her about a position in Ireland?

5. How is Mr. Rochester's response to Jane's homecoming from Gateshead revealing?

6. What are the girls fed when Jane first arrives at Lowood that no one can eat, and why is this significant?

7. Why is Jane forbidden to sit with Mrs. Reed and the children, and how is this significant?

8. What happens to Helen Burns, and why is this significant?

9. What does the gypsy ask Jane, and why is this significant?

10. How does Jane respond to Mr. Rochester's inquiry about whether she finds him attractive, and why is this significant?

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