Chapter IX Quiz — Jane Eyre

What disease causes the epidemic at Lowood Institution?

• Consumption
• Typhus
• Scarlet fever
• Cholera

How many of Lowood's eighty students are infected during the epidemic?

• Twenty
• Thirty-five
• Forty-five
• Sixty

What does Mr. Brocklehurst do during the typhus epidemic?

• He organizes medical care for the students
• He and his family never come near Lowood
• He sends his own physician to treat the sick
• He closes the school permanently

Who is Jane's companion during the days of freedom in the woods?

• Helen Burns
• Miss Temple
• Mary Ann Wilson
• Bessie Lee

What illness does Helen Burns have?

• Typhus
• Influenza
• Consumption (tuberculosis)
• Pneumonia

Where is Helen Burns staying when Jane sneaks to see her?

• The hospital ward
• The dormitory
• Miss Temple's room
• The schoolroom

What does Helen tell Jane about her feelings toward death?

• She is terrified and begs Jane to help her
• She is angry at God for her suffering
• She is very happy and at peace, with faith in God
• She refuses to discuss it and changes the subject

What is inscribed on Helen Burns's gravestone?

• "In Memoriam"
• "Resurgam"
• "Requiescat in Pace"
• "Beloved Friend"

Jane is punished for sneaking out of the dormitory to visit Helen Burns.

Miss Temple finds Jane asleep in Helen's crib at dawn, with her face against Helen's shoulder.

What does "ameliorated" mean in the sentence "its cutting winds ameliorated"?

• Intensified
• Improved or became less severe
• Changed direction
• Became unpredictable

What does "pestilence" mean in "the cradle of fog and fog-bred pestilence"?

• A mild inconvenience
• A strong wind
• A deadly epidemic disease
• A type of fog

What does "consumption" refer to in the context of Helen Burns's illness?

• Excessive eating
• Exhaustion from overwork
• Tuberculosis
• A wasting fever