Jane Eyre Chapters 1-10 Quiz

Sarah Reed

Jane’s aunt, her injustice oppresses Jane

John Reed

14 year old cousin of Jane, bullies Jane

Eliza Reed

money-hungry, sells chickens and eggs, hoards money

Georgiana Reed

beautiful cousin of Jane, never gets in trouble because of her attractiveness

Bessie Lee Leaven

married to Robert (the coachmen), has two children (one of which she names Jane after J.E.)

Martha Abbot

maid who dislikes Jane because she’s not pretty, says John Reed is her master and that she is less than a servant

Gateshead

beautiful mansion where Jane is mistreated by the Reeds

Mr. Lloyd

apothecary hired by Mrs. Reed (by doing this she was treating Jane like a servant who didn’t deserve a real doctor)

Mr. Brocklehurst

treasurer and manager of Lowood, resembles the Big Bad Wolf

Maria Temple

superintendent of Lowood, truly cares for the girls and advocates for them, has dark hair

Ms. Scatcherd

history and grammar teacher at Lowood, treats Helen hrashly

Helen Burns

Jane’s friend at Lowood, claims to have many faults, dies of consumption, leaves a lasting impression on Jane who later makes a tombstone with the word “Resurgam” ingraved in it for her

Lowood Institution

charity school where Jane lives for 8 years, girls there have a low quality of life,

Currer

Charlotte Bronte’s pseudonym

Ellis

Emily Bronte’s pseudonym

Acton Bell

Anne Bronte’s pseudonym

Intrusive Narrator

when the narrator speaks directly to the reader

Bildungsroman

a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education.

1847

when “Jane Eyre” was published

Jane Eyre

narrator of “Jane Eyre”

• Plot

• Setting

• Characters

• Point-of-View

• Theme

Novel Elements

• Mystery

• Horror

• Romance

• Strange Settings

• the Supernatural

Gothic Elements

Patrick Bronte

Jane’s strict clergyman father

somber and dreary

the mood of the novel as the story opens

to escape from reality

why Jane enjoys reading

Jane’s “picture of passion”

‘“Wicked and cruel boy [John Reed]!” I [Jane] said. “You are like a murderer—you are like a slave-driver—you are like the Roman emperors!”’

1.) Jane is an outcast

2.) Jane is lonely and w/o parents

3.) Jane is mistreated by members of her family

4.) Jane’s ‘stepmother', Mrs. Reed, acts indifferent and harsh towards her

ways Jane’s life mirrors Cinderella

Mr. Reed is Jane’s mother’s brother

Janes relationship to the Reeds

to ‘rear and maintain’ Jane

what Mr. Reed made is wife promise on his deathbed

because Jane is ugly, poor, and has a melancholic personality

why Jane thinks the Reeds do not like her

‘sheltered and befriended"‘

what Jane feels as Mr. Lloyd (the apothecary) cares for her

Jane does not think she is tough enough and she doesn’t want to become harsh, degraded, or unkind

why Jane doesn’t want to be poor

the info about her background Jane overhears from the servants

father caught typhus while serving the poor, mother caught it and they died within a month of each other

“human beings must love something”

why Jane feels such strong affection for her doll and Bessie

the Big Bad Wolf

the fairytale character Mr. Brocklehurst reminds Jane of

deceitful

what Mrs. Red accuses Jane of being

‘turn the other cheek’

how Helen Burns views ill treatment

‘eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth’

how Jane views ill treatmnet

• Charlotte didn’t have a mother and was probably lonely

• Charlotte had a strict clergyman for a father (Lowood had strict religious observances)

• Charlotte was tiny

ways “Jane Eyre” is autobiographical

by smiling at her

how Helen helps Jane endure her abuse from Mr. Brocklehurst

after this event Jane begins to work diligently in her studies and improves quickly

Miss Temple publicly affirms Jane’s honesty in front of the whole school

the girls at Lowood begin contracting typhus from the “fog-bred pestilence”

what begins happening during the spring of Jane’s first year at Lowood

Helen Burns

Jane friend who dies of consumption

“a kind fairy”

supplies Jane with the idea to advertise for a job

7 years prior, Jane’s uncle had come to the Reed’s household and inquired about her

what Bessie reveals about Jane’s family before she leaves Lowood

The Clergy Daughters’ School at Cowan Bridge

where Charlotte Bronte attended school during her early years

eponymous

when the title of a book is the name of the main character

Mary Ann Wilson

Jane’s friend at Lowood while Helen is sick