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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. According to Jane, as she observes Mr. Rochester's talking with Louisa and Amy Eshton, she thinks that she understands the language of his countenance, though _____ and ________sever them.
(a) Rank; taste.
(b) Feeling; wealth.
(c) Rank; wealth.
(d) Taste; feeling.

2. According to Jane, why are the girls predisposed to becoming ill so that forty-five out of eighty are afflicted?
(a) Because of physical abuse and lack of vitamins.
(b) Because of lack of exercise and too many sweets.
(c) Because of stifling heat and a fatty diet.
(d) Because of semi-starvation and neglected colds.

3. According to Jane, women are supposed to be generally calm, but they feel what?
(a) Just as they want to feel.
(b) Just as children feel.
(c) Just as men feel.
(d) Just as they are supposed to feel.

4. Of what game is Jane ignorant that the party proposes to play?
(a) Roulette.
(b) Charades.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Polo.

5. What hope does Jane cherish that she has "no right to conceive"?
(a) That she has inherited money from a relative.
(b) That Mr. Rochester's marriage to Blanche Ingram is off.
(c) That she will be allowed to take leave of Thornfield.
(d) That her position as governess will continue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regarding the prospect of leaving, Jane tells Mr. Rochester, "I see the necessity of departure; and it is like looking on the necessity of ______".

2. What does Jane first eat at Lowood that is disgusting, but is devoured out of hunger?

3. Who tells Mr. Eshton that Jane "looks too stupid for any game of the sort"?

4. According to Mr. Brocklehurst, Miss Temple NOT should not accustom the girls to what?

5. What does Mr. Mason tell the surgeon about his shoulder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Reed tell Mr. Brocklehurst about Jane, and how is this significant?

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

3. Who arrives to tell the guests' fortunes? How does Blanche respond to her fortune's being told?

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

5. What is Jane's first impression of Thornfield in her new position as governess, and why is this significant?

6. How does Jane first meet Mr. Rochester, and why is this significant?

7. What is Jane's impression of Mr. Rochester's and Blanche's relationship?

8. What does Jane do when she discovers smoke coming from Mr. Rochester's room, and what does this signify?

9. From what do the girls at Lowood suffer when Spring arrives, and how is this significant?

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

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