Chapter XXXI Quiz — Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter XXXI

How many scholars does Jane have on her first day at the Morton school?

  • Ten
  • Fifteen
  • Twenty
  • Thirty

How many of Jane's students can read on the first day?

  • None
  • Three
  • Seven
  • Ten

What alternative life does Jane imagine when she questions her decision to leave Rochester?

  • Living as a governess in London
  • Living as Rochester's mistress in France
  • Returning to Lowood as a teacher
  • Traveling as a missionary to India

What gift does St. John bring Jane from Diana and Mary?

  • Books and a reading lamp
  • A colour-box, pencils, and paper
  • Food and household supplies
  • Clothing and fabric for sewing

What calling does St. John resolve to pursue after his crisis of faith?

  • Military officer
  • Political leader
  • Missionary
  • University professor

What biblical figure does St. John reference when warning Jane not to look back on her past?

  • Eve
  • Ruth
  • Lot's wife
  • Mary Magdalene

What does St. John do with the daisies growing by the gate when Rosamond arrives?

  • He picks them to give to Rosamond
  • He crushes their heads with his foot
  • He waters them carefully
  • He ignores them completely

How does Diana Rivers describe her brother St. John?

  • Gentle as a lamb
  • Inexorable as death
  • Cold as winter
  • Stubborn as stone

Jane weeps while watching the sunset at her cottage door.

St. John accepts Rosamond's invitation to visit her father at Vale Hall.

Based on context, what does "intractable" most likely mean in: "Some of them are unmannered, rough, intractable, as well as ignorant"?

  • Easily managed and obedient
  • Difficult to control or deal with
  • Physically weak and sickly
  • Shy and withdrawn

Based on context, what does "repine" mean in: "I do not repine"?

  • To celebrate joyfully
  • To feel discontent or complain
  • To make elaborate plans
  • To rest or sleep

Based on context, what does "inexorable" mean in: "Diana Rivers had designated her brother inexorable as death"?

  • Easily persuaded
  • Deeply compassionate
  • Impossible to stop or persuade
  • Unpredictable and erratic

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