Charlotte Bronte

True or False
Charlotte knew Elizabeth Gaskell.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

True or False
Charlotte's father strongly objected to her possible marriage to a suitor. (A.B. Nicholls)

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

True or False
Charlotte intitially refused Nicholls  marriage proposal.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Charlotte attended the ____.

• Clergy School

• Clergy Daughter's School

• Clergy School for Girls

• Homeschool

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

True or False
Charlotte is believed to have intentionally died. 

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Charlotte Bronte lived in ...

• In the XVIII century

• In the XIX century

• In the XX century

Answer explanation

Charlotte Bronte was born on April 21, 1816 in West Yorkshire and was the third child (and there were six of them — Mary, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Patrick Brenwell, Emily and Ann) in the family of an Anglican clergyman Patrick Bronte (originally from Ireland) and his wife Maria.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

Charlotte Bronte studied ...

• at home

• at school

Answer explanation

In August 1824, Charlotte was sent by her father to the Cowan Bridge School for the daughters of the clergy. The Cowan Bridge School served as the prototype of the Lowood Boarding house in the novel Jane Eyre. The conditions at school were so terrible that Charlotte's two older sisters died, and her father took her home.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Charlotte Bronte is not the author of...

• The Professor

• Shirley

• Villette

• Wuthering Heights

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which novel is Charlotte Bronte best known for?

• Jane Eyre

• Wuthering Heights

• Pride and Prejudice

• Emma

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What is the pen name used by Charlotte Bronte?

• George Eliot

• Currer Bell

• Ellis Bell

• Acton Bell

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6