jane eyre exam review UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
"A schoolboy of 14 years old; four years older than I... large and stout for his age with a dingy
and unwholesome skin... he gorged himself habitually at the table, which made him bilious... He
ought now to have been at school; but his mama had taken him home a month or two, 'on
account of his delicate health'" (Bronte 9). What character is this a description of? - CORRECT
ANSWER - John Reed
To what room is Jane taken after she attacks John Reed? Why does this room terrify her? -
CORRECT ANSWER - red room; where her uncle passed away
Who tells Mr. Brocklehurst that Jane has "a bad character, a deceitful disposition" (Bronte 35)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Aunt Reed
Where does Jane's aunt send her? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lowood School
Describe Helen Burns, Jane's best friend. - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual, encouraging,
clam
What does Mr. Brocklehurst accuse Jane of in front of the entire school? - CORRECT
ANSWER - lying; deceitful character
Why does Jane enjoy Lowood more than Gateshead Hall? - CORRECT ANSWER - made
a friend; Helen and Miss. Temple
What disease affects many of the students at Lowood? - CORRECT ANSWER - typhus
What does Helen Burns die of? - CORRECT ANSWER - consumption/tuberculosis
, Describe Jane's temperament as presented in the first 10 chapters? - CORRECT
ANSWER - passionate, kind, and serious
Who is the kind headmistress of Lowood? - CORRECT ANSWER - Miss. Temple
"Large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious
visage, heavy limbs made him bilious and have him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks." -
CORRECT ANSWER - John Reed
"The table at the foot of the bed was covered with a crimson cloth; the walls were a soft fawn
color, with a blush of pink in it, the wardrobe, the toilet-table, the chairs were of darkly polished
mahogany." - CORRECT ANSWER - red room
"Her beauty, her pink cheeks and golden curls, seemed to give delight to all who looked at her,
and to purchase indemnity for every fault." - CORRECT ANSWER - Georgina Reed
"She had a turn of traffic, and a marked propensity for saving; shown not only in the vending of
eggs and chickens, but also in driving hard bargains with the gardener about flower-roots, seeds,
and slips of plants..." - CORRECT ANSWER - Eliza Reed
"He departed - to my grief: I felt so shattered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my
pillow; and as he closed the door after him all the room darkened and my heart again sank;
inexpressible sadness weighed it down." - CORRECT ANSWER - Mr. Lloyd
"I looked up at - a black pillar! - such, at least, appeared to me, at first sight, the straight, narrow,
sable- clad shape standing erect on the rug: the grim face at the top was like a carved mask..." -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mr. Brocklehurst
"Seen now, in broad daylight, she looked tall, fair, and shapely; brown eyes with a benignant
light in their iris, and a fine penciling of long lashes round, relieved the whiteness of her large
front; on each side of her temples her hair, of a very dark brown was clustered in round curls,
according to the fashion of those times, when neither smooth bands nor long ringlets were in
vogue; her dress, also in the mode of the day, was of purple cloth, relieved by a sort of Spanish
Questions and CORRECT Answers
"A schoolboy of 14 years old; four years older than I... large and stout for his age with a dingy
and unwholesome skin... he gorged himself habitually at the table, which made him bilious... He
ought now to have been at school; but his mama had taken him home a month or two, 'on
account of his delicate health'" (Bronte 9). What character is this a description of? - CORRECT
ANSWER - John Reed
To what room is Jane taken after she attacks John Reed? Why does this room terrify her? -
CORRECT ANSWER - red room; where her uncle passed away
Who tells Mr. Brocklehurst that Jane has "a bad character, a deceitful disposition" (Bronte 35)? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Aunt Reed
Where does Jane's aunt send her? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lowood School
Describe Helen Burns, Jane's best friend. - CORRECT ANSWER - spiritual, encouraging,
clam
What does Mr. Brocklehurst accuse Jane of in front of the entire school? - CORRECT
ANSWER - lying; deceitful character
Why does Jane enjoy Lowood more than Gateshead Hall? - CORRECT ANSWER - made
a friend; Helen and Miss. Temple
What disease affects many of the students at Lowood? - CORRECT ANSWER - typhus
What does Helen Burns die of? - CORRECT ANSWER - consumption/tuberculosis
, Describe Jane's temperament as presented in the first 10 chapters? - CORRECT
ANSWER - passionate, kind, and serious
Who is the kind headmistress of Lowood? - CORRECT ANSWER - Miss. Temple
"Large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious
visage, heavy limbs made him bilious and have him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks." -
CORRECT ANSWER - John Reed
"The table at the foot of the bed was covered with a crimson cloth; the walls were a soft fawn
color, with a blush of pink in it, the wardrobe, the toilet-table, the chairs were of darkly polished
mahogany." - CORRECT ANSWER - red room
"Her beauty, her pink cheeks and golden curls, seemed to give delight to all who looked at her,
and to purchase indemnity for every fault." - CORRECT ANSWER - Georgina Reed
"She had a turn of traffic, and a marked propensity for saving; shown not only in the vending of
eggs and chickens, but also in driving hard bargains with the gardener about flower-roots, seeds,
and slips of plants..." - CORRECT ANSWER - Eliza Reed
"He departed - to my grief: I felt so shattered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my
pillow; and as he closed the door after him all the room darkened and my heart again sank;
inexpressible sadness weighed it down." - CORRECT ANSWER - Mr. Lloyd
"I looked up at - a black pillar! - such, at least, appeared to me, at first sight, the straight, narrow,
sable- clad shape standing erect on the rug: the grim face at the top was like a carved mask..." -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mr. Brocklehurst
"Seen now, in broad daylight, she looked tall, fair, and shapely; brown eyes with a benignant
light in their iris, and a fine penciling of long lashes round, relieved the whiteness of her large
front; on each side of her temples her hair, of a very dark brown was clustered in round curls,
according to the fashion of those times, when neither smooth bands nor long ringlets were in
vogue; her dress, also in the mode of the day, was of purple cloth, relieved by a sort of Spanish
