Chapter XIV Quiz — Jane Eyre

Why do Rochester's dinner guests leave early on the evening of Chapter XIV?

• A storm makes the roads impassable
• They must attend a public meeting at Millcote
• Rochester offends them during dinner
• They are called away on urgent family business

What is Adele's reaction when she sees the carton on the dining-room table?

• She waits for permission to open it
• She runs toward it exclaiming "Ma boite! ma boite!"
• She hides behind Jane in shyness
• She asks Rochester to open it for her

What answer does Jane give when Rochester asks if she thinks him handsome?

• "Yes, sir, very handsome"
• "No, sir"
• "Beauty is of little consequence, sir"
• "I would rather not say, sir"

What does Rochester compare himself to when describing how life has hardened him?

• A stone wall battered by storms
• An India-rubber ball, hard and tough
• An old oak tree, bent but unbroken
• A ship tossed on rough seas

According to Jane, what is the cure for remorse?

• Repentance through prayer
• Seeking pleasure to forget the past
• Reformation of one's actions
• Confiding in a trusted friend

What does Rochester call the mysterious inspiration he welcomes into his heart?

• A guardian spirit from heaven
• A bonny wanderer and disguised deity
• The ghost of his former self
• A voice of conscience and reason

On what ground does Jane finally agree to let Rochester be somewhat commanding?

• Because he is her employer and pays her salary
• Because he is older and more experienced
• Because he forgot the salary and genuinely cares about her comfort
• Because Mrs. Fairfax advises her to comply

Rochester invites Mrs. Fairfax to the dining room so she can listen to Adele talk about her presents.

Jane reads Rochester's palm to determine his character traits.

What does "physiognomy" mean as used in the sentence: "turning suddenly, he caught my gaze fastened on his physiognomy"?

• A person's physical strength or stature
• A person's facial features or expression
• A person's manner of speaking
• A person's style of dress

What does "palliate" mean as used in the sentence: "I have plenty of faults of my own: I know it, and I don't wish to palliate them"?

• To completely eliminate or destroy
• To make a fault seem less serious; to mitigate
• To confess publicly and seek forgiveness
• To list or enumerate in detail

What does "neophyte" mean as used in the sentence: "You have no right to preach to me, you neophyte, that have not passed the porch of life"?

• A religious leader or spiritual guide
• A person of great wisdom and learning
• A beginner or novice with little experience
• A skeptic who questions authority

What image does Rochester use to describe Jane's constrained personality?

• A flower struggling to grow through stone
• A vivid, restless bird seen through the bars of a cage
• A river dammed up by heavy boulders
• A candle flame flickering in a dark room

Rochester tells Jane the full story of his relationship with Celine Varens in this chapter.