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Jane Eyre Quiz #1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

From the beginning of the novel, we learn that Jane is a penniless orphan and lives at her aunt's house. Her aunt is called...

a)

Mrs Fairfax

b)

Mrs Reed

c)

Miss Blanche Ingram

d)

Helen Burns

2.

Why is Jane so scared of being locked up in "The Red Room" in Gateshead?

a)

Because the ghost of her uncle haunts the room.

b)

Because the ghost of her father haunts the room.

c)

Because the ghost of her mother haunts the room.

d)

Because the ghost of her grandfather haunts the room.

3.

Jane's first years in Lowood School were not very happy because...

a)

...all her teachers hated her especially Miss Temple.

b)

...a girl called Helen Burns bullied her.

c)

...the Head Teacher, Mr Brocklehurst, relished any opportunity to punish her in front of everybody.

d)

All the answers are false. She was happy at Lowood.

4.

Mrs Reed sends Jane to Lowood School. At the school, Jane meets Helen Burns, her best friend. Helen dies from...

a)

Cancer

b)

Scarlet Fever

c)

The Plague

d)

Consumption (i.e.Tuberculosis)

5.

During her last days at Lowood, Jane becomes a...

a)

Teacher

b)

Servant

c)

Caretaker

d)

Nurse

6.

What is the name of the mansion where Jane is hired as a governess?

a)

Gateshead

b)

Thornfield Hall

c)

Moore House

d)

Ferndean

7.

After a few months of being governess at Thornfield, Jane eventually meets Edward Rochester, her boss, in a lane where he comes off his horse. Rochester...

a)

...never introduces himself.

b)

...is angry and rude.

c)

...finds out Jane comes from Thornfield Hall.

d)

All of the answers are true.

8.

Who is the main suspect of trying to kill Rochester in a fire?

a)

Mrs Fairfax

b)

Adele

c)

Pilot

d)

Grace Poole

9.

After hearing the conversation between Rochester and Jane about Adele's origins, what impression do we get about her Adele's mother?

a)

Celine Varens was a hypocrite and cheated on Rochester.

b)

She was not fit to be a good mother.

c)

Celine Varens lied when she claimed that Adele was Edward Rochester's daughter.

d)

All of the answers are true.

10.

One of the biggest differences between the novel and the TV adaptation is Adele's past. In the series, Adele was abandoned by her mother soon after her birth. In the novel...

a)

...Rochester steals Adele away from her mother, Celine.

b)

Celine Varens abandoned her daughter and ran away to Italy a few years later.

c)

Celine is forced by her lover to abandon her child.

d)

All the answers are false.