Chapter III Quiz — Jane Eyre

Who attends to Jane after her collapse in the red-room?

• A physician hired by Mrs. Reed
• Mr. Lloyd, an apothecary
• Mrs. Reed herself
• The housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax

Why does Jane feel a sense of relief when she realizes Mr. Lloyd is present?

• He is a family friend she has known for years
• He is a stranger not belonging to Gateshead or related to Mrs. Reed
• He promises to take her away from the house immediately
• He brings her medicine that eases her pain

What book does Bessie bring Jane to comfort her?

• Robinson Crusoe
• Pilgrim's Progress
• Gulliver's Travels
• Arabian Nights

What reason does Jane give Mr. Lloyd for her unhappiness?

• She is physically ill from the fall
• She wants to go out in the carriage with the Reeds
• She is miserable and has no parents, brothers, or sisters
• She is afraid of the ghost stories Bessie tells

Why does Jane reject the idea of living with poor relatives?

• She is afraid of traveling far from Gateshead
• She associates poverty with degradation and loss of social standing
• Mrs. Reed has forbidden her from contacting the Eyre family
• She does not believe any relatives exist

How did Jane's parents die?

• In a carriage accident while traveling
• Of typhus fever within a month of each other
• Her father died in war and her mother of grief
• Of consumption contracted during a harsh winter

What does Abbot compare Jane to?

• A caged bird
• An infantine Guy Fawkes
• A rebel slave
• A lost lamb

What is the subject of Bessie's doleful ballad in Chapter III?

• A sailor lost at sea longing for home
• A poor orphan child wandering through wild mountains
• A princess imprisoned in a tower
• A soldier returning from battle

Jane eats the tart that Bessie brings her on the prized china plate.

Mr. Lloyd speaks privately with Mrs. Reed before leaving Gateshead.

In the sentence "it only gave my nerves a shock of which I feel the reverberation to this day," what does "reverberation" most nearly mean?

• A sudden loud noise
• A lingering aftereffect or repercussion
• A physical vibration in the body
• A vivid memory or flashback

When Jane says she "bunglingly enounced" her complaint, what does "enounced" mean?

• Whispered secretly
• Pronounced or articulated
• Denied or refused
• Wrote down carefully

What does "emulation" mean in the sentence "my spirit was moved to emulation as I listened"?

• Deep sadness and regret
• Fierce anger and resentment
• The desire to equal or surpass others
• Nervous anxiety and fear