Question

read the excerpt from jane eyre by charlotte brontë. here, jane encounters a new room. she paused to a wide arch corresponding to the window, and hung like it with a tyrian-dyed curtain, now looped up. mounting to it by two broad steps, and looking through, i thought i caught a glimpse of a fairy place, so bright to my novice-eyes appeared the view beyond. yet it was merely a very pretty drawing-room, and within it a bow-window, both spread with white carpets, on which seemed laid brilliant garlands of flowers; both ceiling with snowy moldings of white grapes and vine-leaves, beneath which glowed in rich contrast crimson couches and ottomans, while the ornaments on the pale parian marble were of sparkling bohemian glass, ruby red; and between the windows large mirrors repeated the general blending of snow and fire. what does jane think about the drawing room?
○ it looks like a room belonging to royalty.
○ it looks like a room from a different country.
○ it is so bright that it is hard to look at.
○ it is so beautiful that it seems almost unreal.

Explanation:

The text describes the drawing - room with details like "a wide arch corresponding to the window, and hung like it with a Tyrian - dyed curtain", "brilliant garlands of flowers", "snowy mantelings of white grapes and vine - leaves", "rich crimson couches and ottomans", "sparkling Bohemian glass, ruby red" and "large mirrors". These descriptions of luxurious and beautiful decorations support the idea that the room is so beautiful it seems almost unreal. Option A says it looks like a room belonging to royalty, but there's no direct indication of royalty. Option B says it looks like a room from a different country, and there's no cultural clue for that. Option C says it's so bright it's hard to look at, but the description is more about beauty than brightness. So the best option is D.

Answer:

D. It is so beautiful that it seems almost unreal.