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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. What is the name of the surgeon with whom Mr. Rochester returns?
2. As Mr. Lloyd questions Jane about her life at Gateshead, Jane's spirit is moved by what prospect which implies "an entire separation from Gateshead, an entrance into a new life?"
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 ______".
4. What does Mr. Rochester forbid Mr. Mason and Jane to do before he departs?
5. Jane is speaking to whom when she states, "I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty."
Short Essay Questions
1. From what do the girls at Lowood suffer when Spring arrives, and how is this significant?
2. How is Helen Burns treated by Miss Scatcherd, and how does she respond?
3. Why is Jane punished in the Red Room, and why is the room significant?
4. What appeared in a dream that Bessie once had that was a bad omen, and what does this foreshadow in the novel?
5. When Jane first learns that Mr. Rochester may marry Blanche Ingram, why does she compare herself to her?
6. When Jane and Rochester meet in the garden, why does Mr. Rochester tell her about a position in Ireland?
7. Why is Jane forbidden to sit with Mrs. Reed and the children, and how is this significant?
8. What does Jane's first dinner with Mr. Rochester at Thornfield foreshadow?
9. What is the aftermath of Mr. Brocklehurst's accusation regarding Jane?
10. What happens to Helen Burns, and why is this significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of insanity in the novel.
1) What is the connection between insanity and criminality in "Jane Eyre?"
2) What are the boundaries that separate "normal" from "insane" behavior?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of governesses in the novel.
1) How are governesses treated in the novel?
2) How does Jane feel about her role as a governess?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss reader reception at the time of publication. How was "Jane Eyre" received by critics and the general public?
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