English IV: Jane Eyre Test Questions
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What does the author say about morality? - ✔✔"Conventionality is not morality,"
meaning, just because everyone else is doing something, doesn't mean it's the right
thing to do.
What are the 3 things that make up gothic imagery? - ✔✔Supernatural, mystery, and
dark emotions
What is an example of the supernatural in the book? - ✔✔The Red Room
What is an example of mystery in the book? - ✔✔Thornfield Hall, the room upstairs and
Grace Poole
What is an example of dark emotions in the book? - ✔✔Jane's self-image and her
jealousy towards Blanche
How do the servants at Gateshead treat Jane? - ✔✔They treat her horribly and believe
her to be "less than a servant."
How did Jane end up living with the Reed's? - ✔✔Both of Jane's parents died and her
Uncle Reed took her in
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, As an older woman, what does Jane think about Mrs. Reed's unkindness? - ✔✔She
acknowledges that she should forgive her, but she can't because she remembers all of
the horrible things she did to her.
What was Jane's mother like? - ✔✔Jane's mother came from a wealthy family, but she
married Jane's father, despite his not having much money and against the wishes of her
friends/family. Jane's grandfather became angry and cut his daughter off, leaving the
newlyweds poor. Within a year, they both caught typhus and died.
Why does Jane feel trapped and "can never get away from [the Reed's home] till [she] is
a woman?" - ✔✔She was raised thinking that to live in poverty was the worst thing that
could happen. She is terrified that, if she leaves, she will be left on her own to live in
poverty. She would rather lose her freedom in order to keep her status (immature).
What two characters are foils in the beginning of the novel? - ✔✔Helen-like Jesus and
takes punishment without resistance- and Jane-believes in karma and calls people out
for doing her wrong
Describe Mr. Brocklehurst's morality. - ✔✔"You are aware that my plan in bringing up
these girls is, not to accustom them to habits of luxury and indulgence, but to render
them hardy, patient, self-denying."
How did Jane's personality change from when she first started at Lowood to when she
was eighteen? - ✔✔When she was younger, she would express all of her
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What does the author say about morality? - ✔✔"Conventionality is not morality,"
meaning, just because everyone else is doing something, doesn't mean it's the right
thing to do.
What are the 3 things that make up gothic imagery? - ✔✔Supernatural, mystery, and
dark emotions
What is an example of the supernatural in the book? - ✔✔The Red Room
What is an example of mystery in the book? - ✔✔Thornfield Hall, the room upstairs and
Grace Poole
What is an example of dark emotions in the book? - ✔✔Jane's self-image and her
jealousy towards Blanche
How do the servants at Gateshead treat Jane? - ✔✔They treat her horribly and believe
her to be "less than a servant."
How did Jane end up living with the Reed's? - ✔✔Both of Jane's parents died and her
Uncle Reed took her in
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, As an older woman, what does Jane think about Mrs. Reed's unkindness? - ✔✔She
acknowledges that she should forgive her, but she can't because she remembers all of
the horrible things she did to her.
What was Jane's mother like? - ✔✔Jane's mother came from a wealthy family, but she
married Jane's father, despite his not having much money and against the wishes of her
friends/family. Jane's grandfather became angry and cut his daughter off, leaving the
newlyweds poor. Within a year, they both caught typhus and died.
Why does Jane feel trapped and "can never get away from [the Reed's home] till [she] is
a woman?" - ✔✔She was raised thinking that to live in poverty was the worst thing that
could happen. She is terrified that, if she leaves, she will be left on her own to live in
poverty. She would rather lose her freedom in order to keep her status (immature).
What two characters are foils in the beginning of the novel? - ✔✔Helen-like Jesus and
takes punishment without resistance- and Jane-believes in karma and calls people out
for doing her wrong
Describe Mr. Brocklehurst's morality. - ✔✔"You are aware that my plan in bringing up
these girls is, not to accustom them to habits of luxury and indulgence, but to render
them hardy, patient, self-denying."
How did Jane's personality change from when she first started at Lowood to when she
was eighteen? - ✔✔When she was younger, she would express all of her
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