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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will see Helen Burns struck down by a serious illness. We will see what happens when Jane visits her in the middle of the night, and we will discover whether Helen survives her illness.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What word best describes Mr Brocklehurst?
Generous
Correct answer: Hypocritical
Joyful
Q2.
What does Jane drop in this chapter?
A pen
A ruler
Correct answer: A slate
Q3.
What does Helen do as she walks past Jane standing on the stool?
Helen laughs at Jane.
Correct answer: Helen smiles at Jane.
Helen spits at Jane.
Q4.
What does Mr Brocklehurst call Jane?
Correct answer: A 'liar'
A 'lovely pupil'
A 'silly girl'
Q5.
What was the role of missionaries from Victorian Britain?
Setting up schools around Britain
Spreading Christianity around Britain
Correct answer: Spreading Christianity to overseas colonies

5 Questions

Q1.
Who dies in this chapter?
Correct answer: Helen Burns
Jane Eyre
Mr Brocklehurst
Q2.
Why is Helen not afraid of death?
Correct answer: She believes that she will go to Heaven.
She is proud of her achievements in her life and is ready to die.
She is tired of her life.
Q3.
What sickness is Helen suffering from?
Cholera
Correct answer: Consumption
The flu
Q4.
Who did Jane physically attack earlier in the book?
Correct answer: John Reed
Mr Brocklehurst
Mrs Reed
Q5.
Which ghost did Jane expect to see in the Red Room?
Her father's ghost
Her mother's ghost
Correct answer: Mr Reed's ghost