Use the passages from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Jane, a modern retelling of the story, to answer the question. Which two characters are similar in the excerpts?

Question

“In what order you keep these rooms, Mrs. Fairfax!” said I. “No dust, no canvas coverings: except that the air feels chilly, one would think they were inhabited daily.” “Why, Miss Eyre, though Mr. Rochester’s visits here are rare, they are always sudden and unexpected; and as I observed that it put him out to find everything swathed up, and to have a bustle of arrangement on his arrival, I thought it best to keep the rooms in readiness.” “Is Mr. Rochester an exacting, fastidious sort of man?” “Not particularly so; but he has a gentleman’s tastes and habits, and he expects to have things managed in conformity to them.
A. miss Eyre and Lucia
B. Mrs. Fairfax and Mr. Rathburn
C. Maddy and Jane
D. Mrs. Fairfax and Lucia

Answer 1

D. Mrs. Fairfax and Lucia

In both passages, Mrs. Fairfax and Lucia are described as maintaining the living spaces for Mr. Rochester in a neat and orderly manner, even though his visits are infrequent. Both characters understand Mr. Rochester's preferences and strive to keep things in readiness for his arrival.