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Read the passage.
Jane Eyre is a young governess who has just taken her first teaching position at Thornfield, an isolated estate in the English countryside. After a
long solitary walk she is returning to Thornfield. Darkness is falling when she suddenly hears noise in the distance.
from Jane Eyre
The din was on the causeway: a horse was coming the windings of the lane yet hid it, but it approached. I was just leaving the stile; yet, as
the path was narrow, I sat still to let it go by. In those days I was young, and all sorts of fancies bright and dark tenanted my mind: the memories
of nursery stories were there amongst other rubbish; and when they recurred, maturing youth added to them a vigour and vividness beyond what
childhood could give. As this norse approached, and as I watched for it to appear through the dusk, I remembered certain of Bessie's tales,
wherein figured a North-of-England spirit called a "Gytrash," which, in the form of horse, mule, or large dog, haunted solitary ways, and
Which statement best describes how the setting helps the reader understand the character Jane?
01. The winding lane conceals the approaching horse and allows Jane to show her courage.
02. The unexpected noise in a dark, isolated place reveals that Jane has a vivid imagination.
3. The surrounding hills cause the dog's barking to echo and increase Jane's fear of the situation.
O 4.
The isolated setting causes Jane to acknowledge her fear of strangers and her desire to change.