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1
John Reed says this to Jane: “You have no business to take our books.”
Jane is a dependent. John feels the books belong to him.
Jane is a beggar. John feels Jane is stealing the books
Jane is a servant. John feels she should be working, not reading.
Jane is an orphan. John feels she doesn’t own any of the books at his house
2
Which one is not the name of Jane's cousin?
Georgina
Eliza
John
Mary
3
Which statement is correct?
None of the servants at Gateshead Hall like Jane.
Mrs Reed thinks that Jane is lying in order to get out of the Red Room
Mrs Reed is related to Jane’s father.
The Red Room is haunted.
4
Which of the following 2 statements are correct?
Mrs Reed would have been seen as unusual for not admiring Jane’s passion.
Jane is an unusual Victorian heroine because she is passionate and strong.
Brontë wanted ‘Jane Eyre’ to change Victorian attitudes towards children.
Lots of children’s stories had morals that told children how to behave.
5
What is an adjective?
A naming word
A piece of punctuation
A doing word
A describing word
6
When is the Victorian era?
1800 - 1850
1837 - 1901
1850 - 1900
1737 - 1801
7
Which of the following is correct?
Mr Brocklehurst is a tyrant because he believes in a powerful God.
Abbot is a tyrant because she thinks Jane deserves punishment
Miss Scatcherd is a tyrant because she uses her power unjustly.
Mrs Reed is a tyrant because she loves John more than Jane.
8
How is Jane juxtaposed with Georgiana Reed?
a) Georgiana is pretty whilst Jane is plain.
a) Georgiana is older than Jane.
a) Jane speaks in the novel, but we don’t hear from Georgiana.
a) Georgiana isn’t visited by Mr Lloyd but Jane is.
9
Here is a quote from Chapter 2. Here, Jane describes how she feels when she first arrives in the red-room.
Disgusted
Powerless
Angry
Rebellious
10
Which statement is correct?
John Reed makes a reader feel sorry for the way Jane is treated.
John Reed and Jane Eyre do not get on because they are so similar.
John hits Jane Eyre because she makes fun of him for being so large
John Reed is bullied by his mother, Mrs Reed.
11
Which statement about Bessie and Miss Abbot is correct?
Bessie knows that Jane is a bad girl, & is glad she is punished harshly.
Bessie tells Jane that she loves her like a daughter
Miss Abbot says that God might strike Jane dead for her bad behaviour
Miss Abbot has sympathy for Jane, and tries to help Jane behave better.
12
Here is an annotated section of Jane in the red room. Which of the following is correct?
The punctuation is incorrect; Brontë didn’t learn precise rules at school.
The punctuation shows Jane is running.
Brontë describes how Jane senses a lot of things.
13
In Chapter 1, Charlotte Brontë describes John Reed as ‘large and stout’. Why does she include this detail?
It establishes his emotional superiority over Jane.
It establishes his physical superiority over Jane.
It shows that boys are stronger than girls
It establishes how rich John Reed is.
14
Why might Brontë have made Jane an orphan
Without a parent to defend her, the reader wants her to be safe.
So she has to become an adult quickly
She is vulnerable so a reader has a lot of sympathy for her.
So no character in the novel can be kind to her.
15
What does punishment mean?
Being punched
a penalty inflicted as retribution for an offence.
Getting a present
Living in a hall
16
What profession was Charlotte Bronte's father?
Priest
Doctor
Dentist
Postman
17
Why might a reader feel sympathy for Jane Eyre?
Because she hit John Reed
Because she was rude to Mrs Reed
Because she lives with her aunt and cousins
She is told to feel grateful, even though she is treated in a cruel way
18
Which statement describes how Victorians wanted children to behave?
Should not get passionate and angry. They should be quiet.
Should be given responsibility so that they learn how to grow up
Should express their anger, & not keep their emotions locked inside.
Are fragile and are easily hurt physically and emotionally.
19
What is a novel?
The characters in the story
Something new
A story
Something from the Victorian era
20
Which of the following statements is correct?
‘Jane Eyre’ only became popular after Charlotte Brontë’s death.
Charlotte Brontë was the only writer in her family.
‘Jane Eyre’ was Charlotte Brontë’s only novel.
‘Jane Eyre’ was popular when it was published in 1847.
21
There were 3 main views on raising a child in the Victorian era. Which view does Mr Brocklehurst believe in?
A child is a blank page and can be trained into a kind, intelligent person.
A child is born completely innocent and good. They become bad people by bad
The child is born evil and must be punished in order to make them obey
22
Are you enjoying Jane Eyre?
Yes
No
23
Who is the narrator of Jane Erye
John Reed
Miss Abbot
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
24
Where is Chapter 1 of ‘Jane Eyre’ set?
Ferndean
Lowood School
Gateshead Hal
Thornfield Hall
25
Which statement about the Red Room is correct?
Jane passes out because Miss Abbot refuses to feed her as a punishment.
Jane passes out because she is so terrified of the Red Room.
Jane hopes that John Reed will get thrown in the Red Room as punishment.
Jane tried to trick Bessie &Miss Abbot into letting her out of the Red Room
26
Which Victorican city did Charlotte Bronte grow up in?
Bristol
Brimingham
Yorkshire
London
27
Here is a quotation in which Jane describes herself. She says:
Jane is going to run away from Gateshead Hall.
Jane thinks she deserves her own freedom
Jane thinks she is treated like an animal.
Jane knows she is a strong person
28
Why does Jane think that Mr Reed’s spirit haunts the Red Room? Because.......
nobody respects him now that he is dead.
Mrs Reed has broken the promise she made to look after Jane like her own.
he wants to punish Jane for being such a naughty child.
Because he was not buried in a Christian church.
29
What does protagonist mean?
The bad guy in the story
The location of the story
The female in a story
Main Character in a story
30
How is Jane’s life at Lowood school different to her life at Gateshead Hall?
At Gateshead Hall, Jane lives with family. At Lowood, she’s an orphan.
At Gateshead Hall, Jane had no friends. At Lowood, she makes friends
At Gateshead, Jane is a servant. At Lowood, she is a pupil.
At Gateshead Hall, Jane isn’t allowed to read. At Lowood, she is allowed
31
What does orphan mean?
Someone with parents
Someone without parents
Someone who goes to boarding school
Someone who lives in a large house
32
Why is Jane punished so severely for hitting John Reed?
It isn’t severe, it is typical.
She is reading – unacceptable behaviour for a young Victorian girl.
She hits a family member.
She screams and shouts – unacceptable behaviour for a Victorian girl
33
Which statements about Jane are correct? (2 answers)
Jane is a benefactor
Jane is a servant
Jane is an orphan.
Jane is a dependent.
34
Which is an example of a character nurturing Jane?
When Jane visits Helen just before she dies.
When Bessie talks about Jane with Abbot
When Helen talks to Jane about her book, ‘Rasselas
When Miss Temple gives her cake and reads with her
35
Which of the following is correct? Throughout the novel........
Jane is oppressive. First by the Reeds, & then by Mr Brocklehurst.
Oppressive of Jane. First by the Reeds, and then by Mr Brocklehurst,
Jane is oppressed. First by the Reeds, and then by Mr Brocklehurst.
The Reeds are oppressive of Jane.
36
Which statements are correct?
The Victorian city of Yorkshire had a big influence on Brontë’s writing.
Charlotte Brontë hated the bleak landscape in Yorkshire.
The bleak landscape in Yorkshire had a big influence on Brontë’s writing.
‘Jane Eyre’ is set in a rural location.
37
Which statements about John Reed are correct?
John Reed doesn’t like his mother or sisters very much.
ohn Reed bullies Jane every day.
John Reed loves his sisters and mother
John Reed misses his mother when he’s at boarding school.
38
Which of these inspired Charlotte Brontë when writing ‘Jane Eyre’?
The Yorkshire landscape.
The deaths of two of her sisters.
Her experiences at Lowood school.
Her experiences in London.
39
Why did Charlotte Brontë use a pen name?
She didn’t want people to think she was writing an autobiography.
She thought it more likely people would read a book by a man.
Her sisters were writers and she didn’t want to be associated with them.
Her publishers forced her to
40
Here is a quotation from Jane’s argument with Mrs Reed
Jane thinks that Mrs Reed has shown her no love or kindness.
Living without love and kindness has been extremely hard for Jane.
Jane is pleased she is not loved by her aunt.
Jane doesn’t have any feelings apart from pit
