JANE EYRE TEST BANK COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS EXPERT REVIEW FULL
SOLUTION
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 2
Answer: Two servants, Miss Abbott and Bessie Lee, escort Jane to the
red-room, and Jane resists them with all of her might. Once locked in the
room, Jane catches a glimpse of her ghastly figure in the mirror, and,
shocked by her meager presence, she begins to reflect on the events that
have led her to such a state. She remembers her kind Uncle Reed
bringing her to Gateshead after her parents' death, and she recalls his
dying command that his wife promise to raise Jane as one of her own.
Suddenly, Jane is struck with the impression that her Uncle Reed's ghost
is in the room, and she imagines that he has come to take revenge on his
wife for breaking her promise. Jane cries out in terror, but her aunt
believes that she is just trying to escape her punishment, and she ignores
her pleas. Jane faints in exhaustion and fear.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 3
Answer: When she wakes, Jane finds herself in her own bedroom, in the
care of Mr. Lloyd, the family's kind apothecary. Bessie is also present,
and she expresses disapproval of her mistress's treatment of Jane. Jane
remains in bed the following day, and Bessie sings her a song. Mr. Lloyd
speaks with Jane about her life at Gateshead, and he suggests to Jane's
aunt that the girl be sent away to school, where she might find
,happiness. Jane is cautiously excited at the possibility of leaving
Gateshead.
Soon after her own reflections on the past in the red-room, Jane learns
more of her history when she overhears a conversation between Bessie
and Miss Abbott. Jane's mother was a member of the wealthy Reed
family, which strongly disapproved of Jane's father, an impoverished
clergyman. When they married, Jane's wealthy maternal grandfather
wrote his daughter out of his will. Not long after Jane was born, Jane's
parents died from typhus, which Jane's father contracted while caring for
the poor.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 4
Answer: "I am glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you
aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to visit you when I am
grown up; and if any one asks me how I liked you, and how you treated
me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick. . . ."
About two months have passed, and Jane has been enduring even crueler
treatment from her aunt and cousins while anxiously waiting for the
arrangements to be made for her schooling. Now Jane is finally told she
may attend the girls' school Lowood, and she is introduced to Mr.
Brocklehurst, the stern-faced man who runs the school. Mr. Brocklehurst
abrasively questions Jane about religion, and he reacts with indignation
when she declares that she finds the psalms uninteresting. Jane's aunt
warns Mr. Brocklehurst that the girl also has a propensity for lying, a
piece of information that Mr. Brocklehurst says he intends to publicize
,to Jane's teachers upon her arrival. When Mr. Brocklehurst leaves, Jane
is so hurt by her aunt's accusation that she cannot stop herself from
defending herself to her aunt. Mrs. Reed, for once, seems to concede
defeat. Shortly thereafter, Bessie tells Jane that she prefers her to the
Reed children. Before Jane leaves for school, Bessie tells her stories and
sings her lovely songs.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 5
Answer: Four days after meeting Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane boards the 6
A.M. coach and travels alone to Lowood. When she arrives at the
school, the day is dark and rainy, and she is led through a grim building
that will be her new home. The following day, Jane is introduced to her
classmates and learns the daily routine, which keeps the girls occupied
from before dawn until dinner. Miss Temple, the superintendent of the
school, is very kind, while one of Jane's teachers, Miss Scatcherd, is
unpleasant, particularly in her harsh treatment of a young student named
Helen Burns. Jane and Helen befriend one another, and Jane learns from
Helen that Lowood is a charity school maintained for female orphans,
which means that the Reeds have paid nothing to put her there. She also
learns that Mr. Brocklehurst oversees every aspect of its operation: even
Miss Temple must answer to him.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 6
Answer: On Jane's second morning at Lowood, the girls are unable to
wash, as the water in their pitchers is frozen. Jane quickly learns that life
at the school is harsh. The girls are underfed, overworked, and forced to
sit still during seemingly endless sermons. Still, she takes comfort in her
new friendship with Helen, who impresses Jane with her expansive
, knowledge and her ability to patiently endure even the cruelest treatment
from Miss Scatcherd. Helen tells Jane that she practices a doctrine of
Christian endurance, which means loving her enemies and accepting her
privation. Jane disagrees strongly with such meek tolerance of injustice,
but Helen takes no heed of Jane's arguments. Helen is self-critical only
because she sometimes fails to live up to her ascetic standards: she
believes that she is a poor student and chastises herself for daydreaming
about her home and family when she should be concentrating on her
studies.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 7
Answer: For most of Jane's first month at Lowood, Mr. Brocklehurst
spends his time away from the school. When he returns, Jane becomes
quite nervous because she remembers his promise to her aunt, Mrs.
Reed, to warn the school about Jane's supposed habit of lying. When
Jane inadvertently drops her slate in Mr. Brocklehurst's presence, he is
furious and tells her she is careless. He orders Jane to stand on a stool
while he tells the school that she is a liar, and he forbids the other
students to speak to her for the rest of the day. Helen makes Jane's day of
humiliation endurable by providing her friend with silent consolation—
she covertly smiles at Jane every time she passes by.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 8
Answer: Finally, at five o'clock, the students disperse, and Jane collapses
to the floor. Deeply ashamed, she is certain that her reputation at
Lowood has been ruined, but Helen assures her that most of the girls felt
more pity for Jane than revulsion at her alleged deceitfulness. Jane tells
Miss Temple that she is not a liar, and relates the story of her tormented
QUESTIONS EXPERT REVIEW FULL
SOLUTION
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 2
Answer: Two servants, Miss Abbott and Bessie Lee, escort Jane to the
red-room, and Jane resists them with all of her might. Once locked in the
room, Jane catches a glimpse of her ghastly figure in the mirror, and,
shocked by her meager presence, she begins to reflect on the events that
have led her to such a state. She remembers her kind Uncle Reed
bringing her to Gateshead after her parents' death, and she recalls his
dying command that his wife promise to raise Jane as one of her own.
Suddenly, Jane is struck with the impression that her Uncle Reed's ghost
is in the room, and she imagines that he has come to take revenge on his
wife for breaking her promise. Jane cries out in terror, but her aunt
believes that she is just trying to escape her punishment, and she ignores
her pleas. Jane faints in exhaustion and fear.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 3
Answer: When she wakes, Jane finds herself in her own bedroom, in the
care of Mr. Lloyd, the family's kind apothecary. Bessie is also present,
and she expresses disapproval of her mistress's treatment of Jane. Jane
remains in bed the following day, and Bessie sings her a song. Mr. Lloyd
speaks with Jane about her life at Gateshead, and he suggests to Jane's
aunt that the girl be sent away to school, where she might find
,happiness. Jane is cautiously excited at the possibility of leaving
Gateshead.
Soon after her own reflections on the past in the red-room, Jane learns
more of her history when she overhears a conversation between Bessie
and Miss Abbott. Jane's mother was a member of the wealthy Reed
family, which strongly disapproved of Jane's father, an impoverished
clergyman. When they married, Jane's wealthy maternal grandfather
wrote his daughter out of his will. Not long after Jane was born, Jane's
parents died from typhus, which Jane's father contracted while caring for
the poor.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 4
Answer: "I am glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you
aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to visit you when I am
grown up; and if any one asks me how I liked you, and how you treated
me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick. . . ."
About two months have passed, and Jane has been enduring even crueler
treatment from her aunt and cousins while anxiously waiting for the
arrangements to be made for her schooling. Now Jane is finally told she
may attend the girls' school Lowood, and she is introduced to Mr.
Brocklehurst, the stern-faced man who runs the school. Mr. Brocklehurst
abrasively questions Jane about religion, and he reacts with indignation
when she declares that she finds the psalms uninteresting. Jane's aunt
warns Mr. Brocklehurst that the girl also has a propensity for lying, a
piece of information that Mr. Brocklehurst says he intends to publicize
,to Jane's teachers upon her arrival. When Mr. Brocklehurst leaves, Jane
is so hurt by her aunt's accusation that she cannot stop herself from
defending herself to her aunt. Mrs. Reed, for once, seems to concede
defeat. Shortly thereafter, Bessie tells Jane that she prefers her to the
Reed children. Before Jane leaves for school, Bessie tells her stories and
sings her lovely songs.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 5
Answer: Four days after meeting Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane boards the 6
A.M. coach and travels alone to Lowood. When she arrives at the
school, the day is dark and rainy, and she is led through a grim building
that will be her new home. The following day, Jane is introduced to her
classmates and learns the daily routine, which keeps the girls occupied
from before dawn until dinner. Miss Temple, the superintendent of the
school, is very kind, while one of Jane's teachers, Miss Scatcherd, is
unpleasant, particularly in her harsh treatment of a young student named
Helen Burns. Jane and Helen befriend one another, and Jane learns from
Helen that Lowood is a charity school maintained for female orphans,
which means that the Reeds have paid nothing to put her there. She also
learns that Mr. Brocklehurst oversees every aspect of its operation: even
Miss Temple must answer to him.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 6
Answer: On Jane's second morning at Lowood, the girls are unable to
wash, as the water in their pitchers is frozen. Jane quickly learns that life
at the school is harsh. The girls are underfed, overworked, and forced to
sit still during seemingly endless sermons. Still, she takes comfort in her
new friendship with Helen, who impresses Jane with her expansive
, knowledge and her ability to patiently endure even the cruelest treatment
from Miss Scatcherd. Helen tells Jane that she practices a doctrine of
Christian endurance, which means loving her enemies and accepting her
privation. Jane disagrees strongly with such meek tolerance of injustice,
but Helen takes no heed of Jane's arguments. Helen is self-critical only
because she sometimes fails to live up to her ascetic standards: she
believes that she is a poor student and chastises herself for daydreaming
about her home and family when she should be concentrating on her
studies.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 7
Answer: For most of Jane's first month at Lowood, Mr. Brocklehurst
spends his time away from the school. When he returns, Jane becomes
quite nervous because she remembers his promise to her aunt, Mrs.
Reed, to warn the school about Jane's supposed habit of lying. When
Jane inadvertently drops her slate in Mr. Brocklehurst's presence, he is
furious and tells her she is careless. He orders Jane to stand on a stool
while he tells the school that she is a liar, and he forbids the other
students to speak to her for the rest of the day. Helen makes Jane's day of
humiliation endurable by providing her friend with silent consolation—
she covertly smiles at Jane every time she passes by.
●● Jane Eyre Ch. 8
Answer: Finally, at five o'clock, the students disperse, and Jane collapses
to the floor. Deeply ashamed, she is certain that her reputation at
Lowood has been ruined, but Helen assures her that most of the girls felt
more pity for Jane than revulsion at her alleged deceitfulness. Jane tells
Miss Temple that she is not a liar, and relates the story of her tormented
