Chapter XXVIII Quiz — Jane Eyre

Where is Jane dropped off at the beginning of Chapter 28?

• Thornfield village
• Whitcross
• Marsh End
• Lowood

What does Jane forget in the coach when she is dropped off?

• Her money
• Her parcel of belongings
• A letter from Rochester
• Her Bible

What does Jane eat during her first night on the moors?

• Bread and cheese from a farmhouse
• A remnant of bread and wild bilberries
• Cold porridge given by a child
• Nothing at all

Why does the shopkeeper refuse to exchange bread for Jane's handkerchief?

• She already has too many handkerchiefs
• She suspects Jane may have stolen it
• The handkerchief is too small
• She does not sell bread

What are Diana and Mary Rivers doing when Jane first sees them through the window?

• Cooking supper
• Studying German with dictionaries
• Writing letters
• Reading the Bible aloud

Why has St. John Rivers been away from Marsh End?

• He was traveling abroad as a missionary
• He was attending to his father's sudden death
• He was visiting Jane at Thornfield
• He was studying at university

What false name does Jane give to the Rivers family?

• Jane Reed
• Jane Rochester
• Jane Elliott
• Jane Temple

What does Jane initially think the distant light on the moor might be?

• A lighthouse
• An ignis fatuus (will-o'-the-wisp)
• A signal fire
• A lantern carried by a traveler

True or False: Jane successfully trades her gloves for a cake of bread at the village shop.

True or False: A farmer gives Jane a slice of bread from his own supper without asking questions.

In the chapter, Jane says she "clung to her with filial fondness" when referring to Nature. What does "filial" mean?

• Fearful and uncertain
• Relating to or befitting a child toward a parent
• Deeply spiritual
• Temporary and fleeting

When Jane finally enters Marsh End, she says she "dared to put off the mendicant." What is a mendicant?

• A disguise or mask
• A person who begs for a living
• A state of emotional distress
• A servant or domestic worker

Diana says a single German line is "worth a hundred pages of fustian." What does "fustian" mean in this context?

• Beautiful poetry
• Pompous, inflated, or pretentious writing
• Historical fiction
• Religious scripture

What celestial sight inspires Jane to turn her prayer from supplication to thanksgiving?

• A shooting star
• The full moon
• The Milky Way
• The sunrise

Who ultimately opens the door and insists Jane be admitted to Marsh End?

• Diana Rivers
• Mary Rivers
• Hannah
• St. John Rivers