Jane Eyre Themes Quiz
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë · 10 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 8 min
Test your knowledge of Jane Eyre with 10 themes questions with answers and explanations — the big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novel.
The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Drawn from the whole novel — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Theme · Difficulty: Challenge, Standard
Jane Eyre Themes questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What does Jane threaten Mrs Reed with once Brocklehurst has gone?
To run away to Bessie's family in the village · To write to her uncle for another home · To refuse to go to Lowood school at all · To tell everyone at Lowood how she was used
- Brocklehurst orders Julia Severn's curls cut off — what in the same scene undercuts him?
Miss Temple's open defence of the girl · His admission that he dyes his own hair · The laughter of the assembled teachers · The velvet and furs worn by his own family
- Pacing the third-storey corridor, on what grounds does Jane defend her own restlessness?
That she was promised travel at Thornfield · That women feel as men feel and need action · That a governess is owed the rank of a lady · That solitude is the worst evil for a woman
- On hearing that Rochester is at the Leas with Blanche Ingram, what does Jane set herself to do?
Burn the drawings Rochester had praised · Ask Mrs Fairfax to release her from her post · Draw her own plain portrait beside Blanche's · Write to Lowood for another situation at once
- What charge does Jane fling at Rochester in the orchard before he proposes?
That he puts Blanche's rank above her · That he lied about going over to Ireland · That he treats her as a mere automaton · That he has been courting her for sport
- How does Jane conduct herself through the month of her engagement?
She refuses jewels and keeps to her wages · She leaves the wedding to Mrs Fairfax · She gives up teaching Adèle at his wish · She lets him dress her in silk and lace
- What reason does Jane give herself for leaving Thornfield?
That she must respect herself to keep her worth · That Rochester will tire of her within a year · That the law would punish her as an accomplice · That Bertha has the stronger claim in justice
- What does Jane insist on doing with the twenty thousand pounds?
Dividing it four ways with her cousins · Endowing the Morton school with it · Settling it all on Diana and Mary · Sending half of it back to Madeira
- What do Jane and Rochester discover when they compare the night he cried out her name?
That Diana had written to tell him so · That she had dreamt the same at Morton · That she was already travelling to him · That his cry and her answer fell together
- What does Jane hold out against at Thornfield and again at Moor House?
Being paid less than her worth · Being asked to live abroad · Being parted from her cousins · Being used on another's terms
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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
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Is this Jane Eyre Themes quiz free?
Yes. All 10 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the Jane Eyre Themes quiz cover?
10 themes questions drawn from every part of Jane Eyre. The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. It tests theme at challenge, standard level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole novel, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
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