Chapter XXXVIII--Conclusion Quiz β€” Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte

Comprehension Quiz: Chapter XXXVIII--Conclusion

What is the first line of Chapter 38?

  • "Reader, I married him."
  • "My tale draws to its close."
  • "I have now been married ten years."
  • "We had a quiet wedding."

Who attends Jane and Rochester's wedding ceremony?

  • Diana, Mary, the parson, and the clerk
  • Only the parson and the clerk
  • The servants Mary and John
  • St. John Rivers and the parson

What does Jane give the servants Mary and John after announcing her marriage?

  • A gold watch
  • A five-pound note
  • A letter of recommendation
  • New clothing

Why does Jane remove Adèle from her first boarding school?

  • AdΓ¨le is expelled for bad behavior
  • The school closes unexpectedly
  • The rules are too strict and the studies too severe for her age
  • Rochester demands AdΓ¨le return home

How does Rochester begin to recover his sight?

  • Jane prepares a herbal remedy for him
  • He notices the darkness in one eye becoming less dense
  • A doctor visits Ferndean and performs surgery
  • His sight returns suddenly overnight

What can Rochester see when his firstborn son is placed in his arms?

  • The boy's smile
  • That the boy has inherited his own large, brilliant, and black eyes
  • The boy's red hair like Jane's
  • Nothing β€” he is still fully blind

Who does Diana Rivers marry?

  • Mr. Wharton, a clergyman
  • Captain Fitzjames, a naval officer
  • A college friend of St. John's
  • She remains unmarried

Where does St. John Rivers go after leaving England?

  • France
  • America
  • India
  • Africa

St. John Rivers writes back to congratulate Jane on her marriage to Rochester.

Jane describes being married for ten years at the time she writes her narrative.

What does the word "phlegmatic" mean as used in the chapter to describe the servants Mary and John?

  • Angry and hostile
  • Calm and unexcitable
  • Overly curious
  • Deeply religious

What is an "oculist" as referenced when Rochester seeks medical advice in London?

  • A general physician
  • A spiritual healer
  • An eye doctor
  • A surgeon specializing in hands

What does "indefatigable" mean in the description of St. John as "A more resolute, indefatigable pioneer"?

  • Deeply spiritual
  • Easily discouraged
  • Persisting tirelessly
  • Physically imposing

What biblical allusion does Jane use to describe her closeness to Rochester?

  • The parable of the Good Samaritan
  • "Bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh" from Genesis
  • The story of Ruth and Boaz
  • The Song of Solomon

What does Rochester acknowledge when he sees his son for the first time?

  • That Jane was right to return to him
  • That God had tempered judgment with mercy
  • That Thornfield's destruction was justified
  • That St. John was a better man than he

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