Chapter XXIII Quiz — Jane Eyre

What season and occasion mark the setting of Chapter 23?

• Christmas Eve at Gateshead
• Midsummer Eve at Thornfield
• An autumn evening at Lowood
• A spring morning at Thornfield

Where does Rochester tell Jane she will work after leaving Thornfield?

• A school in London
• Lowood Institution
• Bitternutt Lodge in Connaught, Ireland
• A manor house in Scotland

How did Rochester test Blanche Ingram's true feelings for him?

• He proposed to her and she refused
• He asked her to live at Thornfield permanently
• He spread a rumor that his fortune was much smaller than believed
• He introduced her to Jane as a rival

What does Jane compare the necessity of leaving Rochester to?

• The necessity of death
• A prison sentence
• Crossing an ocean
• Being buried alive

What metaphor does Rochester use to describe his connection to Jane?

• A chain linking two prisoners
• A string knotted under his left ribs tied to a similar string in Jane
• Two branches of the same tree
• A bridge spanning a river

What does Rochester say when he proposes to Jane?

• "You are the only woman I have ever loved."
• "My bride is here, because my equal is here, and my likeness."
• "I cannot live without you by my side."
• "Your spirit has conquered mine completely."

Who sees Rochester kissing Jane in the hall at the end of the chapter?

• Adele
• Grace Poole
• Mrs. Fairfax
• Blanche Ingram

What literary device does Bronte primarily use when the storm erupts after the proposal?

• Anaphora
• Pathetic fallacy
• Understatement
• Epistrophe

Jane voluntarily tells Rochester she loves him before he proposes.

Rochester admits to Jane that he is already legally married.

What does "automaton" mean as Jane uses it in her famous speech?

• A person of low social status
• A mechanical device or person who acts without feeling
• An independent and spirited individual
• A servant bound to an employer

In context, what does "expiate" mean when Rochester says "It will expiate at God's tribunal"?

• To explain or justify
• To expire or come to an end
• To make amends or atone for wrongdoing
• To celebrate or commemorate

What does "incredulous" mean when the narrator says Jane was "still incredulous"?

• Extremely angry and resentful
• Unwilling or unable to believe something
• Physically exhausted and trembling
• Deeply grateful and emotional

What does Adele tell Jane the morning after the proposal?

• That Rochester has left Thornfield
• That Blanche Ingram has arrived
• That the great horse-chestnut tree was struck by lightning and split in half
• That Mrs. Fairfax is upset about the engagement