WorksheetsJane Eyre, Chapters 28-35
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the tragic irony Jane experiences in Chapter 28?
Jane's life-long search for family had led her to the realization that she has a living uncle.
Jane's search for independence has led her to her most dependent point
Jane's journey of intellectual growth is now without purpose since she is no longer a governess or teacher.
Jane's aspirations for an improved social situation is halted now that she has left Mr. Rochester.
What led Jane to Moor House?
A light
A whisper
Someone calling her name
An open door
Upon first observation, Jane feels a connection with Mary and Diana Rivers for reasons exemplified in the following quotes EXCEPT
"I cannot call them handsome--they were too pale and grave for the word"
"as they each bent over a book, they looked thoughtful almost to serenity"
"both wore deep mourning of crepe and bombazeen"
"I thought them so similar [in appearance] I could not tell where the old servant...saw the difference."
What motivates Hannah to turn away Jane from the door?
Fear of potential danger
Anger over her intrusion
A lack of food to provide her
Religious prejudice
What motivates St. John Rivers to take Jane into the house?
Compassion
Religious morality
Fear of punishment
Guilt over a past decision
What does Jane conceal from the Rivers siblings?
Her fatigue
Her identity
Her hunger
Her appearance
What is the most striking difference between St. John and his sisters?
Their points of view of religion
Their opinions of Hannah
Their treatment of Jane
Their grief over their father's death
What quality of Jane's motivates St. John to help her look for work?
Her language skills
Her beauty
Her faith
Her humility
Which relationship dynamic most closely matches Jane's relationship with Mary and Diana?
Teacher-student
Employer-employee
Parent-child
Doctor-patient
Jane has gained all of the following at Moor House EXCEPT
Safety
Spiritual fulfillment
Personal Relationships
Intellectual challenge
What position does St. John offer to Jane?
School teacher
Seamstress
Lady's maid
Dairy maid
What news do the Rivers siblings receive at the end of chapter 30?
Their father has died
Their uncle John has died
Their father's fortune has been lost
They receive news of Jane's real identity
Who is described in the above quote?
How does Jane's first day of teaching at the Morton girls' school go?
She is inspired by their motivation.
She is dismayed by their lacking knowledge and manners.
She is impressed by what the old school mistress taught them.
She is intimidated by their skills and is unsure what she will be able to teach them.
How does Jane demonstrate her reflective nature towards her own human flaws?
She realizes that she is not as accomplished as she and St. John Rivers had previous thought, so she endeavors to study more heartily to be as accomplished as she can be for her pupils.
She acknowledges that she was wrong to have accepted this lower position, and she admits that status is more important to her than she had previously been willing to accept.
She becomes aware that a village setting is not fulfilling to her, so she begins to take steps to return to a more affluent setting in which to teach a pupil.
She admits that she feels degraded by the work, but she acknowledges that this is wrong of her, and she hopes to make progress in her pupils about which she can feel proud.
Jane and St. John and similar in all of the following ways EXCEPT
They avoid the pleasures of life because they shun temptation.
They both feel that they cannot marry the person with whom they are in love.
They are dissatisfied with a monotonous life.
They strive to control their emotions and not be ruled by them.
Why does St. John suppress his love for Rosamond Oliver?
His career as a clergyman is not of sufficient status for her wealthy father to agree to their marriage.
He does not want to marry a wealthy woman because he believes it will take away his quality of humility which makes him such an effective clergyman. He may become affected by wealth or status.
He loves her for her external qualities, but she does not possess the same internal qualities that he does.
He sees that she may be a good match for a missionary, but he is wary of taking her with him to India because her beauty will fade in the climate's harsh elements.
How is Jane's love for Rochester different from St. John's love for Rosamond?
She and Mr. Rochester are compatible for their internal traits, and are unswayed by outward appearance.
She loves Mr. Rochester for his external qualities, but knows they are incompatible internally.
Her emotions are what is preventing her from marrying him, not her morals or principles.
St. John is wary of Rosamond Oliver's wealth, but Jane embraces the idea of an elevated social status.
What effect is created at the end of Chapter 32 when St. John rips off the corner of paper and quickly departs from Jane's cottage?
Auditory imagery
Suspense
Foreshadowing
Sympathy
Chapter 33 brings momentous news for Jane. What does she gain? Select all that apply.
Wealth
Respect
Family
Loss
Which quote represents Jane's motivation for sharing her wealth with her newly-realized cousins?
"I felt rather like an individual of but average gastronomical powers sitting down to feast alone at a table spread with provisions for a hundred."
"I read it, traced in Indian ink, in my own handwriting, the words 'JANE EYRE'"
"'Briggs is in London. I should doubt his knowing anything at all about Mr. Rochester; it is not in Mr. Rochester he is interested.'"
"It is a fine thing, reader, to be lifted in a moment from indigence to wealth...but not a matter one can comprehend, or consequently enjoy, all at once."
St. John persuades Jane to learn Hindustani with him. This demonstrates his growing ____________ her.
love for
power over
concern for
admiration of
Both St. John and Mr. Rochester are troubled men. What is perhaps the most distinct difference between them?
Mr. Rochester has a cold disposition, but St. John is unfailingly hospitable.
Both men fear losing Jane and use deceit to keep her near them.
St. John avoids all pleasures while Mr. Rochester seeks them.
Reflecting on his growing influence over her, Jane expresses, "I fell under a freezing spell. When he said 'go,' I went: 'come,' I came; 'do this,' I did it. But I did not love my servitude." How is this different from her dynamic with Mr. Rochester?
She called him "Master" and obeyed him, but she enjoyed obeying him.
She obeyed Mr. Rochester when he asked her to do something, but she often questioned his requests.
She was unwilling to obey Mr. Rochester's requests of her.
She obeyed Mr. Rochester, but only because he was her employer. She didn't enjoy her dynamic with him.
Select all of the following that apply: St. John requests that Jane...
accompany him to India
assist him with missionary work
marry him
learn to love him
In Chapter 34, St. John lists all of the qualities Jane possesses that make her well-suited for this new opportunity. Jane begins to be persuaded and remarks, "I believe I must say yes--and yet I shudder." Her internal conflict demonstrates her struggle between
religion and emotion
logic and religion
reason and emotion
emotion and religion
When Jane refuses St. John's terms, he replies, "It is not me you deny, but God...Refuse to be my wife, and you limit yourself for ever to a track of selfish ease and barren obscurity." Why does this not influence Jane to consent?
Jane does not believe in a Christian God.
Jane loves St. John, but she cannot marry him if he does not love her.
Jane is ruled by her own principles, not by religious beliefs.
Jane doesn't see a selfish, obscure life as a limitation.
Which character represents Transcendentalism?
Mary Rivers
Diana Rivers
St. John Rivers
Jane Eyre
Select the TWO characters who represent the benevolent and malevolent sides of religion.
Jane Eyre
St. John Rivers
Diana Rivers
Mr. Rochester
Mr. Brocklehurst
