Jane Eyre Ch.16-20

Whom does Jane suspect, in Chapter 16, of starting the fire in Mr Rochester's room?

• Bertha Mason

• Grace Poole

• Mr Rochester, by accident

• Mrs Fairfax

What 'sentence' does Jane set herself for thinking that Mr Rochester might like her rather than Blanche Ingram?

• Refuses to let herself see Mr Rochester for a week

• Writes out in her diary all the reasons why Mr Rochester would prefer Blanche Ingram

• Only dresses in her plainest clothes for two weeks and never puts on any make-up

• Draws a plain portrait of herself and then a beautiful one of Blanche Ingram

What technique does Charlotte Bronte use when Jane goes to the drawing room to be with the visitors for the first time?

• Short sentence fragments

• Shift to present tense from past tense

• Shift to a higher register and more formal vocabulary

• Multiple instances of colour symbolism

Which of these best describes Blanche Ingram?

• Haughty, self-satisfied, beautiful, capricious

• Arrogant, coarse, loud, unladylike

• Pampered, weak-willed, elegant, vain

• Opinionated, contrary, sharp-witted, accomplished

Which of these views are NOT expressed by the Ingrams about governesses?

• They are incompetent nuisances

• They are a waste of money

• They terrorise children

• They are not intelligent enough to give a real education

Which of these scenes are NOT performed by Mr Rochester's group at charades?

• A fortune teller at the court of a sultan

• A wedding scene

• The meeting between Isaac's servant (Eliezer) and Rebecca at the well

• A man in prison

What does Jane think of Blanche Ingram?

• She's in another league from Jane and is far more likely to attract Mr Rochester

• She's not a good match for Mr Rochester because they would always fight and never agree

• She's not a good match for Mr Rochester because she's not worthy of him

• She's accomplished and beautiful and could help Jane make herself more attractive to Mr Rochester

What is Jane's impression of Mr Mason?

• Good-looking but weak-willed, a great contrast to Mr Rochester

• Charming and elegant, and sadly mistreated

• Noble and relaxed, a good friend for Mr Rochester

• Smooth-talking but suspicious, hiding a secret from Mr Rochester

What is the true identity of the gipsy fortune-teller?

• Bertha Mason

• Blanche Ingram

• Grace Poole

• Mr Rochester

Why does Mr Rochester fetch Jane in the middle of the night after screams and yells have been heard?

• To ask her to stand guard beside Grace Poole's room

• To ask her to look after Mr Mason while Mr Rochester gets a doctor

• To tell her that he loves her

• To let her know that he's leaving Thornfield for good