Chapter XVI Quiz — Jane Eyre

What is Grace Poole doing when Jane finds her in Rochester's room the morning after the fire?

• Scrubbing the floors
• Sewing rings onto new curtains
• Repainting the walls
• Washing the bed linens

What explanation does Grace Poole give Jane for the fire?

• A servant knocked over a lamp
• Rochester fell asleep reading with his candle lit
• Lightning struck the chimney
• A faulty fireplace flue caused the blaze

Where has Rochester gone when Jane expects to see him in the evening?

• London on business
• The Leas, Mr. Eshton's estate
• His other property in the West Indies
• A hunting expedition with Colonel Dent

According to Mrs. Fairfax, what was Blanche Ingram's role at the Christmas ball at Thornfield?

• She played the harp for the guests
• She was considered the belle of the evening
• She organized the servants' entertainment
• She read poetry aloud to the assembly

What does Jane label her self-portrait in the exercise she resolves to complete?

• "Jane Eyre, Governess at Thornfield"
• "Portrait of a Governess, disconnected, poor, and plain"
• "A Woman of Modest Means"
• "The Governess Who Loved Unwisely"

What musical talent of Rochester's does Mrs. Fairfax reveal in this chapter?

• He plays the violin expertly
• He has a fine bass voice and excellent taste for music
• He composes original piano pieces
• He conducts the church choir at Millcote

Why has Blanche Ingram not yet married, according to Mrs. Fairfax?

• She is waiting for Rochester to propose
• She refuses all suitors on principle
• She and her sister do not have large fortunes since the estates were entailed
• Her father forbade her from marrying before age thirty

What extended metaphor does Jane use to judge her own feelings at the end of the chapter?

• A battlefield with warring armies
• A courtroom trial with Memory and Reason as witnesses
• A chess match between heart and mind
• A journey through a dark forest

Jane tells Grace Poole that she heard a strange laugh during the night.

Rochester sends Jane a letter explaining why he left Thornfield.

In the sentence "I still stood absolutely dumfoundered at what appeared to me her miraculous self-possession and most inscrutable hypocrisy," what does "inscrutable" most nearly mean?

• Offensive
• Impossible to understand
• Openly hostile
• Carefully rehearsed

When Jane describes Grace Poole as "taciturn-looking," she means Grace appears:

• Frightened and nervous
• Reserved and uncommunicative
• Cheerful and talkative
• Angry and confrontational

Jane calls herself an "indigent and insignificant plebeian." What does "indigent" mean in this context?

• Uneducated
• Poor and needy
• Foreign-born
• Morally weak