Chapter XVII Quiz — Jane Eyre

How does Jane learn that Rochester is returning to Thornfield with guests?

• Rochester sends Jane a personal letter
• Mrs. Fairfax receives a letter from Rochester
• Grace Poole tells Jane the news
• Adele overhears the servants talking

What is Jane's role during the preparations for the guests' arrival?

• She continues teaching Adele as usual
• She arranges flowers in the drawing room
• She helps in the storeroom making pastry and garnishing dishes
• She manages the extra servants hired from Millcote

Who rides at Rochester's side when the party arrives at Thornfield?

• Lady Lynn
• Amy Eshton
• Mary Ingram
• Blanche Ingram

What metaphor does Jane use to describe the pleasure and pain of watching Rochester?

• A moth drawn to a candle flame
• A thirst-perishing man drinking from a poisoned well
• A bird beating its wings against a cage
• A ship lost in a storm without a compass

What does Blanche Ingram call Adele when she first sees her?

• A little angel
• A love of a child
• A little puppet
• A pretty French doll

What distinguishes Grace Poole's wages from those of other servants?

• She earns twice what other servants earn
• She earns three times what other servants earn
• She earns five times what other servants earn
• She earns the same but receives free lodging

What narrative technique does Bronte use during the drawing-room scene?

• She switches from first person to third person narration
• She shifts from past tense to present tense
• She introduces a second narrator
• She uses stream-of-consciousness prose

What does Rochester say he will do if Jane refuses to come to the drawing room?

• He will dismiss her from Thornfield
• He will reduce her salary
• He will come and fetch her himself
• He will send Mrs. Fairfax to bring her

Jane introduces herself to Blanche Ingram in the drawing room.

Rochester sings while Blanche Ingram plays the piano.

What does the word "contumacy" mean as used in this chapter?

• Polite refusal
• Stubborn resistance to authority
• Physical exhaustion
• Emotional distress

What does "incubi" mean when Blanche calls governesses "all incubi"?

• Teachers of poor quality
• Women of low social class
• Oppressive burdens or evil presences
• Unattractive or plain women

What does "physiognomy" refer to when Lady Ingram says she is "a judge of physiognomy"?

• The study of proper etiquette and behavior
• The art of reading character from facial features
• Knowledge of family genealogy and social rank
• The science of measuring intelligence