Chapter 9
the "fog-bred pestilence" that transforms Lowood into a hospital
What is typhus? (or a pandemic)
the number of years Jane skips in her narrative during her time at Lowood
What is 8 years?
what Jane decides to do in order to find a new position for herself
What is advertise?
Jane's new place of residence
What is Thornfield?
the owner of Thornfield
Who is Mr. Rochester?
the reason(s) Lowood girls are predisposed to becoming ill
What are semi-starvation and neglected colds? (or hunger and freezing conditions)
the result(s) of public attention being brought to poor conditions at Lowood
What is a management committee / better funding / improved conditions?
Miss Gryce
Who is Jane's roommate when she becomes a teacher at Lowood?
the housekeeper - manager at Thornfield
Who is Mrs. Fairfax?
the frequency with which Mr. Rochester is at home spending time with his ward
What is very rarely?
Mary Ann Wilson
Who is Jane's chosen comrade (in the absence of Helen Burns)?
Jane's "mother, governess, and, latterly, companion"
Who is Miss Temple?
What Jane learns from Bessie about who comes looking for Jane at Gateshead.
Who is Jane's uncle?
the child Jane serves as a governess to
Who is Adela Varnes?
Jane frequently regrets that she is not ________.
What is handsomer or more attractive?
Helen's state of mind just before she dies
What is unafraid and filled with faith in God?
the person who travels from Gateshead to Lowood to see Jane just before she departs for Thornfield
Who is Bessie?
Jane's state of mind after Miss Temple departs from Lowood.
What is restless / desiring a change?
the language Adele speaks fluently
What is French?
the loud sound Jane hears coming from the attic at Thornfield
What is strange laughter?
the inscription on Helen Burns' grave--and the translation
What is RESURGAM? ("I shall rise again.")
the event that prompts Jane's desire to leave Lowood and move forward in the world
What is Miss Temple's marriage and departure?
Jane's accomplishments that impress Bessie
What are speaking French, painting, sewing, playing the piano?
the kind of reception Jane expected when she first arrived as the governess at Thornfield
What is cold and unfriendly.
(And what kind of reception did she receive?)
the person Mrs. Fairfax says is making "too much noise"
Who is Grace Poole?