Jane Eyre, Chapter XXII quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. Why does Jane stay at Gateshead for a month instead of one week?

   • Correct answer: Georgiana and then Eliza each ask her to stay longer
   • Mr. Rochester writes to extend her leave of absence by a month
   • She is waiting for Mrs. Fairfax to send a carriage
   • She is too exhausted and grief-stricken to travel immediately

   First Georgiana entreats Jane to stay until she leaves for London, then Eliza requests another week while she prepares her own departure for France.

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   Question 2. What does Eliza Reed plan to do after leaving Gateshead?

   • Travel to America to start a new life
   • Correct answer: Enter a convent near Lisle, France
   • Move to Thornfield as a governess
   • Marry a wealthy man in London

   Eliza announces she will take up residence in a religious house near Lisle to study Roman Catholic dogma and likely take the veil.

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   Question 3. According to the narrator's flash-forward, what becomes of Georgiana Reed?

   • She takes the veil beside Eliza in the convent at Lisle
   • She lives unmarried with her uncle Mr. Gibson in London
   • She ends up penniless and alone in London
   • Correct answer: She marries a wealthy worn-out man of fashion

   Bronte reveals that Georgiana "made an advantageous match with a wealthy worn-out man of fashion."

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   Question 4. What news does Mrs. Fairfax convey to Jane by letter during her absence?

   • The wedding day has been fixed and Rochester has gone to Ingram Park
   • Rochester has sent Adele away to a boarding school
   • Correct answer: The house party has ended and Rochester has gone to London
   • Blanche Ingram and her mother have settled permanently at Thornfield

   Mrs. Fairfax writes that the party has dispersed and Rochester has left for London, reportedly to purchase a carriage for his wedding.

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   Question 5. Where does Jane encounter Rochester when she returns to Thornfield?

   • Among the haymakers in the Thornfield meadows
   • On horseback along the road from Millcote
   • Correct answer: Sitting on a narrow stile with stone steps
   • At the gates of Thornfield beside Miss Ingram

   Jane sees Rochester sitting on a narrow stile with stone steps, holding a book and pencil, writing.

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   Question 6. What does Rochester compare Jane to when she arrives at twilight without sending for a carriage?

   • Correct answer: A dream, a shade, an elf, and an ignis fatuus
   • A governess, a servant, a nun, and a Quaker
   • A rose, a thorn, a briar, and a June evening
   • A wild bird, a sparrow, a linnet, and a dove

   Rochester calls her a "dream or a shade," an "elf," and says touching her would be like touching a "blue ignis fatuus light in a marsh."

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   Question 7. What suspicious detail makes Jane begin to doubt Rochester's engagement to Blanche?

   • Rochester has not purchased the new carriage he talked about
   • Correct answer: There are no visits to Ingram Park and no wedding preparations
   • Mrs. Fairfax hears from the Ingrams that the engagement is off
   • Blanche writes to Rochester formally breaking off the engagement

   Despite supposedly planning a wedding, Rochester makes no journeys to Ingram Park and no preparations are underway, leading Jane to "cherish hopes I had no right to conceive."

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   Question 8. Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

   • Did Jane dream that Miss Ingram closed the gates of Thornfield against her?

     Happened

     Jane describes a "vivid morning dream" in which Miss Ingram closes the gates of Thornfield against her and points her to another road, while Rochester watches with folded arms, smiling sardonically.

   • Did Rochester visit Ingram Park during the fortnight after Jane's return?

     Didn't happen

     Jane specifically notes that "there were no journeyings backward and forward, no visits to Ingram Park," which surprises her and begins to give her hope.

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   Question 9. What does the word "transitory" mean as used in "our connection happens to be very transitory"?

   • Difficult to bear; burdensome and tiresome
   • Relating to travel or transportation between places
   • Enduring for a long time; firm and permanent
   • Correct answer: Not permanent; lasting only for a short time

   Jane uses "transitory" to describe her temporary stay with Georgiana, meaning it will be brief and short-lived.

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    Question 10. What does "cynosure" mean in "I beheld one the cynosure of a ball-room"?

    • Correct answer: A person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration
    • A cynic or skeptic who doubts and sneers at everything
    • A wallflower; a person who avoids attention at gatherings
    • A chaperone who supervises young ladies at a social event

    Jane imagines Georgiana as the cynosure—the center of all attention—at a ball-room, contrasting her with Eliza as "the inmate of a convent cell."

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    Question 11. What does "philter" mean when Rochester asks Jane for "a charm, or a philter"?

    • A filter used to purify water
    • Correct answer: A love potion or magical drink
    • A piece of jewelry worn for protection
    • A type of disguise or mask

    A philter is a potion believed to have the power to arouse love or desire. Rochester playfully asks Jane if she can use her fairy powers to make him handsome.

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    Question 12. What impulsive declaration does Jane make to Rochester before walking away quickly?

    • "I have decided to leave Thornfield and advertise for another position, sir."
    • "A loving eye is all the charm needed: to such you are handsome enough."
    • "I cannot bear the thought of you marrying Miss Ingram and sending me away."
    • Correct answer: "I am strangely glad to get back again to you: and wherever you are is my home—my only home."

    This spontaneous declaration reveals the depth of Jane's attachment to Rochester and marks the first time she openly voices her feelings.

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