Chapter XXIV Quiz — Jane Eyre

How soon does Rochester say the wedding will take place after announcing the engagement?

• Two weeks
• Four weeks
• Three months
• Six months

What does Jane do for the beggar-woman and her son the morning after the proposal?

• She invites them inside for breakfast
• She gives them all the money in her purse
• She offers them her old clothing
• She asks Mrs. Fairfax to feed them

Why does Mrs. Fairfax express skepticism about the engagement?

• She believes Rochester is already married
• She thinks Jane is too young and the class difference too great
• She wants Rochester to marry Blanche Ingram
• She believes Rochester is financially ruined

What dresses does Jane ultimately persuade Rochester to buy instead of amethyst and pink silk?

• White muslin and cream lace
• Blue velvet and green taffeta
• Black satin and pearl-grey silk
• Brown wool and lavender cotton

Why does Rochester say he feigned courtship of Miss Ingram?

• To test Miss Ingram's character
• To make Jane jealous and fall in love with him
• To satisfy his family's expectations
• To distract attention from his feelings for Jane

To whom does Jane resolve to write a letter during the carriage ride home from Millcote?

• Her cousins the Reeds
• Her uncle John Eyre in Madeira
• The Reverend Mr. Brocklehurst
• Her friend Helen Burns's family

What metaphor does Jane use at the end of the chapter to describe Rochester's effect on her spiritual life?

• A storm that blocks out the stars
• An eclipse that intervenes between man and the sun
• A fog that obscures the church steeple
• A river that floods its banks

What fairy tale does Rochester tell Adele during the carriage ride?

• A story about a princess locked in a tower
• A story about a fairy who offered him a gold ring and a life on the moon
• A story about a mermaid who traded her voice for love
• A story about a glass slipper left at a ball

True or False: Jane agrees to dine with Rochester and change her daily routine immediately after their engagement.

True or False: Rochester sings a love poem to Jane that includes the line "My love has placed her little hand / With noble faith in mine."

In the sentence "He was quite peremptory, both in look and voice," what does "peremptory" mean?

• Gentle and yielding
• Insisting on immediate obedience
• Confused and uncertain
• Quietly thoughtful

When Jane says Rochester's eye "most pertinaciously sought mine," what does "pertinaciously" mean?

• Lazily and without interest
• Angrily and with hostility
• Persistently and with stubborn determination
• Briefly and absentmindedly

What does "badinage" mean when Jane tells Adele not to mind Rochester's "badinage"?

• Angry outbursts
• Playful, witty banter
• Serious warnings
• Sad reminiscences

What historical and mythological figures does Jane reference to warn Rochester about men conquered by love?

• Achilles and Odysseus
• Hercules and Samson
• David and Solomon
• Caesar and Antony