Chapter X Quiz — Jane Eyre

What event at Lowood School led to public scrutiny and eventual reforms?

• A fire destroyed the main building
• A typhus fever epidemic devastated the school
• Students staged a protest against Mr. Brocklehurst
• A wealthy patron withdrew funding

How long does Jane remain at Lowood after the school reforms, and in what capacities?

• Six years as a pupil only
• Eight years: six as pupil, two as teacher
• Ten years: eight as pupil, two as teacher
• Four years: two as pupil, two as teacher

What directly triggers Jane's decision to seek a new position?

• Mr. Brocklehurst fires her from her teaching post
• She receives a letter from Mrs. Reed demanding she leave
• Miss Temple marries and leaves Lowood
• Bessie visits and tells her about better opportunities

Where does Jane post her advertisement for a governess position?

• The London Times
• The -shire Herald
• The Millcote Gazette
• The Gateshead Register

What salary does Mrs. Fairfax offer Jane at Thornfield?

• Fifteen pounds per annum
• Twenty pounds per annum
• Thirty pounds per annum
• Fifty pounds per annum

What does Bessie reveal about Georgiana Reed?

• She has married a wealthy lord and moved to London
• She planned an elopement that Eliza betrayed to Mrs. Reed
• She has entered a convent in France
• She has become a governess like Jane

What information does Bessie share about Mr. Eyre?

• He died in a shipwreck on the way to India
• He visited Gateshead seeking Jane before sailing to Madeira
• He wrote a letter to Jane offering her an inheritance
• He confronted Mrs. Reed about her mistreatment of Jane

What is Mrs. Reed's response when asked for permission for Jane to leave Lowood?

• She refuses and demands Jane remain at school
• She says Jane may do as she pleases, having relinquished all interference
• She insists on meeting Jane's new employer first
• She offers Jane a position at Gateshead instead

Jane names Bessie's daughter.

Jane plays a waltz on the piano for Bessie during their reunion.

In the sentence "the heavy supper she had eaten produced a soporific effect," what does "soporific" mean?

• Nauseating or sickening
• Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
• Energizing and stimulating
• Causing indigestion

When Jane says she "imbibed from her something of her nature," what does "imbibed" mean in this context?

• Drank or consumed liquid
• Rejected or refused
• Absorbed or assimilated
• Criticized or judged

What does "dissipated" mean when Bessie says John Reed is "such a dissipated young man"?

• Shy and withdrawn
• Overindulging in sensual pleasures; debauched
• Physically weak and sickly
• Ambitious and hardworking