Chapter II Quiz — Jane Eyre

Why is Jane being sent to the red-room?

• She broke a valuable vase
• She physically fought back against John Reed
• She refused to do her lessons
• She tried to run away from Gateshead

What threat does Bessie use to make Jane sit still on the stool?

• She threatens to call Mrs. Reed immediately
• She threatens to send Jane to the poorhouse
• She threatens to tie Jane down with Miss Abbot's garters
• She threatens to lock Jane in the cellar instead

According to Miss Abbot, what is Jane's social position in the Reed household?

• She is equal to the Reed children
• She is a paid companion
• She is less than a servant
• She is a distant cousin with inheritance rights

What significant event happened in the red-room nine years before the events of the novel?

• Jane's parents were married there
• Mrs. Reed first arrived at Gateshead
• Mr. Reed died in the room
• A fire damaged the room's furnishings

Jane compares herself to a "rebel slave" in this chapter.

Mrs. Reed comes to comfort Jane after hearing her screams from the red-room.

What does Jane see in the looking-glass that frightens her?

• The ghost of Mr. Reed
• Her own reflection, which appears ghostly and phantom-like
• A shadowy figure behind her
• A crack in the mirror revealing a hidden passage

What relationship does Mr. Reed have to Jane?

• He is her father
• He is her maternal uncle (her mother's brother)
• He is her paternal grandfather
• He is her godfather with no blood relation

What causes Jane to scream and pound on the locked door?

• She hears footsteps approaching
• She sees a mysterious streak of light moving on the wall
• The fire in the room suddenly goes out
• A window blows open in the storm

What word meaning "harsh criticism or public disgrace" does the narrator use to describe the blame heaped on Jane?

• partiality
• opprobrium
• ignominy
• vassalage

What word meaning "beyond what is normal or natural" describes the voice Jane fears might speak to her?

• precocious
• heterogeneous
• preternatural
• captious

What does the adult narrator believe the mysterious light actually was?

• Moonlight coming through the blinds
• A gleam from a lantern carried across the lawn
• Lightning from the storm
• A candle left burning in the room

What word meaning "unusually advanced or mature for one's age" does Mrs. Reed use to describe Jane's behavior?

• sanguine
• insupportable
• precocious
• peremptory

How does Chapter 2 end?

• Jane falls asleep on the ottoman
• Mrs. Reed releases Jane from the red-room
• Jane loses consciousness after having a fit
• Bessie secretly lets Jane out of the room