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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. How is St. John related to Jane?
(a) His father is her mother's brother.
(b) His mother is her mother's sister.
(c) His father is her father's brother.
(d) His mother is her father's sister.

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?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Veneration.
(c) Lust.
(d) Envy.

3. St. John wants Jane to be the mistress of what kind of school?
(a) A school for wealthy girls.
(b) A school for poor girls.
(c) A school for wealthy girls and boys.
(d) A school for poor girls and boys.

4. As Jane recovers at Moor House and the servant Hannah takes care of her, why does Hannah disturb Jane?
(a) Because Hannah tells her that she should leave immediately.
(b) Because Jane has the feeling Hannah wants to steal from her.
(c) Because Jane has the feeling Hannah is prejudiced against her.
(d) Because Hannah does not take good care of her.

5. According to Mr. Rochester, why does he have to go to Jamaica?
(a) Because he has arranged to be married.
(b) Because his father has business there.
(c) Because he is in trouble with the law.
(d) Because his brother is buried there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jane think, on the afternoon following the discovery of Bertha Mason, that "friends always forget those whom fortune forsakes"?

2. How does Jane feel about being a village schoolmistress?

3. What is St. John's occupation?

4. Mr. Rochester peppers Jane with questions about whom once she returns to him from Moor House?

5. What observation does Jane overhear Mary and Diana make about her accent and dress that is true?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Whom does Jane find in the room following her nightmare the day before the wedding, and what does it foreshadow?

7. What does Jane's refusal to be Mr. Rochester's mistress signify?

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

9. What does Jane learn about the Rivers family, and why is it significant?

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

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