Chapter 1 - Jane Eyre

In the first chapter of Jane Eyre, what did Jane do when Mrs. Reed forbade her from joining the other children in the drawing room?

• She shouted and screamed in protest.

• She threw a decorative plate at Mrs. Reed's head.

• She went to her bedroom to play.

• She hid behind a curtain and read a book.

In the first chapter of Jane Eyre, who interrupted Jane's reading and demanded she come out from her hiding spot?

• Eliza

• Georgiana

• John

• Mrs. Reed

In the first chapter of Jane Eyre, why is Jane glad it is raining?

• Because she likes to play in the rain

• Because it means she won't have to go for a walk with the other children

• Because it meant they could eat popcorn by the fire

• Because it will wash the mud off the carriage wheels

What does Mrs. Reed do when she sees Jane and John fighting?

• She punishes John

• She does nothing

• She punishes Jane

• She punishes both of them

Why does Mrs. Reed forbid Jane from joining her, Eliza, John, and Georgiana in the drawing-room?

• Because her children have complained that Jane is getting all the attention.

• Because she feels Jane has too much of a sociable and childlike disposition.

• Because she feels Jane does not have a sociable and childlike disposition.

• Because she feels Jane is contagious and does not want her children to get sick.

What is the weather like as the novel opens?

• Cold and rainy.

• Hot and muggy.

• Temperate and mild.

• Warm and sunny.

Jane Eyre is accepted as an equal member of the Reed family.

• True

• False

What does the colour 'Red' indicate about the room where Jane is sent as a punishment?

What was the book Jane was reading behind the curtain?

• Bewick's History of British Birds

• Bewick's History of British Boys

• Bewick's History of Humming Birds

• Bewick's Picture book of Penguins

When John asks Jane to "stand out of the way of the windows and the mirror" , what is he implying?

(You may select more than one answer)

• For Jane to leave the room

• For Jane to not look at herself

• He's not letting her view the outside world

• He's not letting her view herself