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THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE SISTERS BRONTE

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the oldest of the three Bronte sisters?

a)

Anne

b)

Charlotte

c)

Emily

2.

What was the name of the girls' beloved brother?

a)

Branwell

b)

Brandon

c)

Braydon

3.

Which Bronte sister used her experience at the notorious Clergy Daughters' School in her most famous book?

a)

Anne

b)

Emily

c)

Charlotte

4.

What name did the sisters adopt as pen names?

a)

Martin

b)

Bell

c)

Curran

5.

What year was "Jane Eyre" published?

a)

1847

b)

1867

c)

1887

6.

What disease claimed Anne, Emily and brother Branwell?

a)

cancer

b)

tuberculosis

c)

measles

7.

True or false: Charlotte was the only Bronte sister to marry.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

How many children did the three Bronte sisters have in total?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

5

9.

Where did the Bronte sisters spend their childhood and pen their famous works?

a)

London

b)

Dublin

c)

Yorkshire, England

10.

Who painted the only surviving portrait of the three sisters?

a)

Branwell

b)

Patrick

c)

Charlotte

11.

Who are the main characters of “Wuthering Heights”?

a)

Katherine and Heathcliff

b)

William Crimsworth and Mr Seacombe

c)

Lucy Snowe and M. Paul Emanuel

12.

What literary direction did Charlotte Bronte contribute most to?

a)

romanticism

b)

realism

c)

classicism

13.

True or false: Patrick Bronte outlived all six of his children.

a)

true

b)

false