Jane Eyre, Chapter X quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. What event at Lowood School led to public scrutiny and eventual reforms?

   • Students staged a protest against Mr. Brocklehurst
   • A wealthy patron withdrew funding
   • A fire destroyed the main building
   • Correct answer: A typhus fever epidemic devastated the school

   The typhus fever killed many students and drew public attention to the unhealthy conditions, poor food, fetid water, and wretched accommodations at Lowood.

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   Question 2. How long does Jane remain at Lowood after the school reforms, and in what capacities?

   • Six years as a pupil only
   • Correct answer: Eight years: six as pupil, two as teacher
   • Ten years: eight as pupil, two as teacher
   • Four years: two as pupil, two as teacher

   Jane states she remained an inmate of Lowood for eight years after its regeneration: six as a pupil and two as a teacher.

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   Question 3. What directly triggers Jane's decision to seek a new position?

   • Correct answer: Miss Temple marries and leaves Lowood
   • Bessie visits and tells her about better opportunities
   • Mr. Brocklehurst fires her from her teaching post
   • She receives a letter from Mrs. Reed demanding she leave

   Miss Temple's marriage to Reverend Mr. Nasmyth and subsequent departure removes the emotional anchor that had kept Jane content at Lowood, awakening her desire for change.

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   Question 4. Where does Jane post her advertisement for a governess position?

   • The Gateshead Register
   • The London Times
   • Correct answer: The -shire Herald
   • The Millcote Gazette

   Jane's inner voice tells her "Those who want situations advertise; you must advertise in the -shire Herald," and she posts the letter at the Lowton post office.

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   Question 5. What salary does Mrs. Fairfax offer Jane at Thornfield?

   • Fifty pounds per annum
   • Fifteen pounds per annum
   • Twenty pounds per annum
   • Correct answer: Thirty pounds per annum

   Mrs. Fairfax offers thirty pounds per annum, which is double Jane's salary of fifteen pounds at Lowood.

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   Question 6. What does Bessie reveal about Georgiana Reed?

   • Correct answer: She planned an elopement that Eliza found out and stopped
   • She and Eliza now live together in perfect harmony
   • She has grown thin and plain since her childhood
   • She married a young lord she met in London last winter

   Georgiana and a young lord planned to run away together, but they were found out and stopped; Bessie says it was Miss Reed (Eliza), envious, who found them out.

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   Question 7. What information does Bessie share about Mr. Eyre?

   • He was lost at sea on his voyage to Madeira years ago
   • Correct answer: He visited Gateshead seeking Jane before sailing to Madeira
   • He wrote a letter to Jane offering her an inheritance
   • He confronted Mrs. Reed about her mistreatment of Jane

   Approximately seven years earlier, Mr. Eyre (Jane's paternal uncle) visited Gateshead to see Jane but could not travel to Lowood because he was departing for Madeira.

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   Question 8. What is Mrs. Reed's response when asked for permission for Jane to leave Lowood?

   • She invites Jane back to Gateshead, where Bessie now lives at the lodge
   • She refuses and insists that Jane remain at Lowood as a teacher
   • Correct answer: She says Jane may do as she pleases, having relinquished all interference
   • She insists on writing to Mrs. Fairfax before she will give her consent

   Mrs. Reed's note states that Jane "might do as I pleased: she had long relinquished all interference in my affairs," showing her continued indifference.

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   Question 9. Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

   • Jane names Bessie's daughter.

     Didn't happen

     Bessie named her daughter Jane of her own accord, as a mark of affection for Jane Eyre. Jane did not name the child.

   • Jane plays a waltz on the piano for Bessie during their reunion.

     Happened

     When Bessie asks if Jane can play the piano, Jane plays "a waltz or two" and Bessie is charmed, noting that the Miss Reeds could not play as well.

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    Question 10. In the sentence "the heavy supper she had eaten produced a soporific effect," what does "soporific" mean?

    • Producing a heavy feeling of fullness
    • Causing nausea, indigestion, or sickness
    • Correct answer: Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
    • Energizing and stimulating to the mind

    "Soporific" means sleep-inducing. Miss Gryce's heavy supper makes her drowsy and she falls asleep quickly, allowing Jane to read her letter in peace.

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    Question 11. When Jane says she "imbibed from her something of her nature," what does "imbibed" mean in this context?

    • Rejected or refused
    • Correct answer: Absorbed or assimilated
    • Criticized or judged
    • Drank or consumed liquid

    "Imbibed" here means Jane absorbed or took in aspects of Miss Temple's calm, harmonious nature through prolonged association, much as one might absorb liquid.

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    Question 12. What does "dissipated" mean when Bessie says John Reed is "such a dissipated young man"?

    • Physically weak and sickly; wasting away
    • Scattered and spread out; vanished like smoke
    • Ambitious and hardworking; devoted to his studies
    • Correct answer: Overindulging in sensual pleasures; debauched

    "Dissipated" describes someone who is wasteful and overindulgent in pleasures. John Reed has squandered his opportunities and spends money recklessly.

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