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Jane Saves Mr Rochester: Question and answers class 8 Edify

Comprehension

A. Tick (✔) the Correct Option:

  1. Why did Jane feel cold and frightened?
    1. (a) Everything was very quiet in the house.
    1. (b) ✔ She heard footsteps outside her room. (Correct)
    1. (c) She was alone in the house.
  2. What did Jane smell?
    1. (a) She smelt something sweet.
    1. (b) She smelt something she did not recognise.
    1. (c) ✔ She smelt something burning. (Correct)
  3. Who saved Mr. Rochester?
    1. (a) ✔ Jane (Correct)
    1. (b) Mrs. Fairfax
    1. (c) Grace Poole
  4. Who was the prime suspect?
    1. (a) Jane
    1. (b) Mrs. Fairfax
    1. (c) ✔ Grace Poole (Correct)

B. Answer These Questions

1. Why Did Jane Wake Up with a Start?

Answer. Jane woke up suddenly because she heard a strange, eerie laugh and footsteps outside her door. The house was usually quiet at night, so the noise frightened her. She also sensed something was wrong when she noticed a flickering light under her door, which turned out to be a fire.

2. Which Two Sounds Did Jane Hear While Trying to Go Back to Sleep?

Answer. While lying awake, Jane heard:

  1. A creepy laugh (from Bertha Mason, Mr. Rochester’s hidden wife).
  2. Crackling sounds (from the fire burning in Mr. Rochester’s room).

3. What Happened in Mr. Rochester’s Room?

Answer. Jane rushed to Mr. Rochester’s room after smelling smoke and found his bed curtains on fire. He was asleep, unaware of the danger. She quickly threw water on the flames to save him. The fire was likely set by Bertha, who was kept secretly in the attic.

4. Who Was Grace Poole?

Answer. Grace Poole was a servant at Thornfield Hall. People suspected her of causing disturbances (like the fire), but she was actually hired to watch over Bertha Mason, Mr. Rochester’s mentally unstable wife. Grace’s mysterious behavior made her an easy scapegoat.

C. Context-Based Answers

1. “I must go upstairs to the attic. Stay here and wait for me, please. Do not wake…”

  • a. Speaker: Mr. Rochester.
  • b. Motive: He needed to check on Bertha, his secret wife.
  • c. Who was not to be woken? Jane (he didn’t want her to discover the truth).

2. “That evening, Jane got some unusual news.”

  • a. Unusual news: 
  • Someone (Bertha) had set fire to Mr. Rochester’s room.
  • b. News delivered by: 
  • Likely a servant or Mr. Rochester himself.
  • c. Why unusual? 
  • Fires don’t start by accident—it was deliberate.

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