Chapter XX Quiz — Jane Eyre

What wakes Jane at the beginning of Chapter 20?

• A knock at her bedroom door
• The full moonlight shining through her uncurtained window
• The sound of fire crackling in the hallway
• Adele crying in the next room

What excuse does Rochester give the houseguests for the disturbance?

• He says a burglar tried to break in
• He claims lightning struck the house
• He says a servant had a nightmare and took a fit with fright
• He tells them a dog got loose in the house

Which guest seizes Rochester's arm when he first appears in the gallery with a candle?

• Mrs. Fairfax
• Miss Ingram
• Amy Eshton
• Jane Eyre

What items does Rochester ask Jane to fetch from her room before entering the third-storey room?

• A candle and a blanket
• A sponge and volatile salts
• Bandages and a basin
• A key and a lantern

How does the surgeon Carter determine that Mason's wounds were not inflicted by a knife alone?

• Mason tells him before the examination
• He finds teeth marks—the flesh is torn as well as cut
• He finds a broken piece of glass in the wound
• Rochester explains what happened before Carter examines Mason

What city does Rochester mention when telling Mason to forget about his attacker?

• London
• Kingston
• Spanish Town
• Port Royal

In his hypothetical scenario in the garden, what does Rochester call the obstacle standing between the man and happiness?

• A legal prohibition
• A religious commandment
• An obstacle of custom—a mere conventional impediment
• A family obligation

Rochester tells the guests that Mason departed early in the morning before they awoke.

Jane speaks to Mason during the vigil despite Rochester's orders to remain silent.

What does the word "inextricable" mean as used in the sentence "the confusion was inextricable"?

• Easily resolved
• Impossible to disentangle or sort out
• Extremely loud
• Deliberately caused

What does "charlatan" mean when Rochester says he got his cordial from "an Italian charlatan"?

• A respected physician
• A person falsely claiming special knowledge; a fraud
• A traveling merchant
• A Catholic priest

What does "alacrity" mean as used in the phrase "no neat-handed alacrity"?

• Reluctance or hesitation
• Physical strength
• Brisk and cheerful readiness
• Careful precision

What metaphor does Rochester use to describe his life when speaking with Jane in the garden?

• A ship lost at sea without a compass
• Standing on a crater-crust which may crack and spew fire any day
• Walking through a dark forest without a lantern
• A prisoner chained in a dungeon

What religious artwork does Jane observe in the room where she tends Mason?

• A stained glass window depicting the Last Supper
• A cabinet with twelve panels bearing the heads of the twelve apostles, topped by an ebon crucifix
• A painting of the Garden of Eden
• A tapestry showing the Crucifixion