Question

from jane eyre
when i came to the stile, i stopped a minute, looked round and listened, with an idea that a horse’s hoofs might ring on the causeway again, and that a rider in a cloak, and a... newfoundland dog, might be again apparent: i saw only the hedge and a pollard willow before me, distant, and when i glanced down in the direction of the murmur, my eye, traversing the hall - front, caught a light kindling in a window. it reminded me that i was late, and i hurried on.
i did not like re - entering thornfield. to pass its threshold was to return to stagnation; to cross the silent hall, to ascend the darksome staircase, to seek my own lonely little room, and then to meet tranquil mrs. fairfax, and spend the long winter evening with her, and her only, was to quell wholly the faint excitement wakened by my walk, — to slip again over my faculties the viewless fetters of an uniform and too still existence; of an existence whose very privileges of security and ease i was becoming incapable of appreciating. what good it would have done me at that time to have been tossed in the storms of an uncertain struggling life, and to have been taught by rough and bitter experience to long for the calm
which sentence best describes how jane feels about returning to thornfield?
1 jane feels nervous about being late and worries that she will be scolded.
2 jane feels overwhelmed by the long walk she must make to get back to the house.
3 the sight of the house makes jane feel guilty for the privileged and leisurely life she leads.
4 the thought of going indoors makes jane feel lonely and depressed by the monotony of her life.

Explanation:

Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: The text doesn't mention Jane being worried about being scolded for being late. It says "I did not like re - entering Thornfield" for other reasons, not fear of scolding.
• Option 2: There's no indication that the long walk overwhelms her. The focus is on her feelings about returning to Thornfield's stagnant environment, not the walk.
• Option 3: The passage doesn't talk about Jane feeling guilty for the privileged life. Instead, it describes her feeling about the monotony of her existence at Thornfield.
• Option 4: The text says "To pass its threshold was to return to stagnation... an existence whose very privileges of security and ease I was becoming incapable of appreciating... the viewless fetters of an uniform and too still existence... to have been tossed in the storms of an uncertain struggling life, and to have been taught by rough and bitter experience to long for the calm" which shows that the thought of the monotonous indoor life at Thornfield makes her feel lonely and depressed.

Answer:

1. The thought of going indoors makes Jane feel lonely and depressed by the monotony of her life.