Jane Eyre, Chapter XXX quiz

Questions and answers

1. 1

   Question 1. What subject does Diana Rivers offer to teach Jane?

   • Italian
   • French
   • Correct answer: German
   • Latin

   Diana offered to teach Jane German, which Jane enjoyed learning, and their complementary roles as instructress and scholar strengthened their bond.

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2. 2

   Question 2. What is the annual salary St. John offers Jane for the village school position?

   • Forty pounds
   • Fifty pounds
   • Twenty pounds
   • Correct answer: Thirty pounds

   St. John specifies that the schoolmistress's salary will be thirty pounds a year, with a furnished two-room cottage provided.

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   Question 3. Who furnishes the schoolmistress's cottage in Morton?

   • Diana Rivers
   • Correct answer: Miss Oliver
   • Hannah
   • St. John Rivers

   Miss Oliver, the only daughter of Mr. Oliver (the sole rich man in the parish who owns a needle-factory and iron-foundry), furnishes the cottage and also pays for an orphan to assist the mistress.

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4. 4

   Question 4. How much money does Uncle John leave to the Rivers siblings?

   • Correct answer: Thirty guineas for mourning rings
   • One thousand pounds each
   • Twenty thousand pounds divided equally
   • Nothing at all

   Uncle John leaves thirty guineas to be divided among St. John, Diana, and Mary for the purchase of three mourning rings, while bequeathing his fortune of twenty thousand pounds to another relation.

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   Question 5. What word does St. John use to describe Jane's nature before correcting himself?

   • Discontented
   • Restless
   • Ambitious
   • Correct answer: Impassioned

   St. John begins to call Jane "impassioned" but pauses, saying she might misunderstand the word. He means that human affections and sympathies have a powerful hold on her.

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   Question 6. What is St. John's dog named?

   • Correct answer: Carlo
   • Rex
   • Brutus
   • Pilot

   St. John is followed on his pastoral excursions by "his father's old pointer, Carlo."

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   Question 7. What does Jane's description of St. John's sermon reveal about his character?

   • He is a gentle, consoling preacher who comforts his congregation
   • He is weary of his clerical duties and intends to abandon the ministry
   • Correct answer: He harbors inner turmoil and unfulfilled ambitions beneath his calm exterior
   • He possesses complete serenity and contentment in his religious faith

   Jane perceives that St. John's powerful but bitter sermon springs from "turbid dregs of disappointment" and "insatiate yearnings," revealing he has not found inner peace despite his devout life.

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

   • Did Jane refuse the village school position when St. John first offered it?

     Didn't happen

     Jane accepted the position immediately and wholeheartedly, saying "I thank you for the proposal, Mr. Rivers, and I accept it with all my heart." She valued its independence despite its humble nature.

   • Did the Rivers siblings react with shock and grief upon hearing of Uncle John's death?

     Didn't happen

     The sisters "seemed struck; not shocked or appalled; the tidings appeared in their eyes rather momentous than afflicting." They had never met their uncle, and their concern was primarily about the lost inheritance.

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   Question 9. What does the word "patrimony" mean as used in the chapter: "all the patrimony remaining to me will be this crumbling grange"?

   • Fatherhood; the legal status of a father
   • Correct answer: An inheritance from one's father or ancestors
   • Loyal devotion to one's country or homeland
   • The married state; matrimonial union

   Patrimony means property or an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors. St. John uses it to describe the meager inheritance left after paying his father's debts.

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    Question 10. In the phrase "his sisters would expostulate," what does "expostulate" mean?

    • To elaborate or explain in detail; to expound
    • To assume without proof; to postulate a theory
    • To approve enthusiastically; to give agreement
    • Correct answer: To reason earnestly against something; to remonstrate

    Expostulate means to express strong disapproval or disagreement, typically by reasoning earnestly with someone. Diana and Mary would protest when St. John went out in unfavorable weather.

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    Question 11. What does "halcyon" mean in "the rough and the halcyon day"?

    • Stormy, windy, and violent
    • Brief, fleeting, and temporary
    • Correct answer: Calm, peaceful, and tranquil
    • Extremely hot, dry, and dusty

    Halcyon means calm and peaceful, often referring to an idealized, happy time. Bronte contrasts the rough days with the halcyon (calm, pleasant) ones to describe the range of weather on the moors.

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    Question 12. What reason does Jane give for preferring the school position over being a governess?

    • Correct answer: It offers independence rather than servitude to strangers
    • It permits her to continue living with Diana and Mary
    • The salary is considerably higher than a governess's wages
    • She prefers educating poor girls to wealthy children

    Jane reflects that the position was "sheltered" and "independent," and that "the fear of servitude with strangers entered my soul like iron." She values autonomy over status.

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