Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXI quiz

Questions and answers

1. 1

   Question 1. How many scholars does Jane have on her first day at the Morton school?

   • Correct answer: Twenty
   • Thirty
   • Ten
   • Fifteen

   Jane states, "This morning, the village school opened. I had twenty scholars."

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2. 2

   Question 2. How many of Jane's students can read on the first day?

   • Ten
   • None
   • Correct answer: Three
   • Seven

   Jane reports, "But three of the number can read: none write or cipher."

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3. 3

   Question 3. What alternative life does Jane imagine when she questions her decision to leave Rochester?

   • Living as Rochester's wife in England
   • Sailing to India as a missionary's wife
   • Living as a governess in London
   • Correct answer: Living as Rochester's mistress in France

   Jane imagines having "sunk down in the silken snare" and "been now living in France, Mr. Rochester's mistress."

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4. 4

   Question 4. What gift does St. John bring Jane from Diana and Mary?

   • Several books and a German grammar
   • Correct answer: A colour-box, pencils, and paper
   • Tea, sugar, and other supplies
   • Clothing and fabric for sewing

   St. John says, "I have only brought you a little parcel my sisters left for you. I think it contains a colour-box, pencils, and paper."

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5. 5

   Question 5. What calling does St. John resolve to pursue after his crisis of faith?

   • Political leader
   • Correct answer: Missionary
   • University professor
   • Military officer

   St. John declares, "A missionary I resolved to be. From that moment my state of mind changed."

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6. 6

   Question 6. What biblical figure does St. John reference when warning Jane not to look back on her past?

   • Mary Magdalene
   • Eve
   • Ruth
   • Correct answer: Lot's wife

   St. John warns Jane against "the vacillating fears of Lot's wife," who was turned to a pillar of salt for looking back at Sodom.

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   Question 7. What does St. John do with the daisies growing by the gate when Rosamond arrives?

   • Correct answer: He crushes their heads with his foot
   • He carefully steps around them
   • He allows Carlo to trample them
   • He presents a bouquet to Rosamond

   Bronte writes that St. John "crushed the snowy heads of the closed flowers with his foot," symbolizing his suppression of tender feelings.

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   Question 8. How does Diana Rivers describe her brother St. John?

   • Unyielding as granite
   • Gentle as a lamb
   • Correct answer: Inexorable as death
   • Cold as a marble statue

   The chapter closes with Jane recalling that "Diana Rivers had designated her brother inexorable as death. She had not exaggerated."

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9. 9

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

   • Jane weeps while watching the sunset at her cottage door.

     Happened

     Jane says she was "surprised to find myself ere long weeping" for Rochester and the doom that separated them.

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

     Didn't happen

     St. John firmly refuses, saying "Not to-night, Miss Rosamond, not to-night," despite the great effort it costs him.

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    Question 10. Based on context, what does "intractable" most likely mean in: "Some of them are unmannered, rough, intractable, as well as ignorant"?

    • Impossible to trace or locate
    • Slow in understanding and learning
    • Easily managed, obedient, and docile
    • Correct answer: Difficult to control or deal with

    "Intractable" means stubbornly resistant to guidance or control. In context, it is grouped with "unmannered" and "rough" to describe the most challenging students.

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    Question 11. Based on context, what does "repine" mean in: "I do not repine"?

    • To rejoice and celebrate
    • Correct answer: To feel discontent or complain
    • To make elaborate plans
    • To rest peacefully; to repose

    "Repine" means to express dissatisfaction or longing. Jane uses it to declare she is not complaining about her circumstances, having moved from destitution to a settled life.

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    Question 12. Based on context, what does "inexorable" mean in: "Diana Rivers had designated her brother inexorable as death"?

    • Easily swayed or persuaded
    • Impossible to describe in words
    • Correct answer: Impossible to stop or persuade
    • Unpredictable and changeable

    "Inexorable" means unyielding and relentless. Diana uses it to describe St. John's iron determination, which is confirmed by his refusal of Rosamond despite his obvious feelings.

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