Year 9
Year 9

Jane meets a mysterious stranger

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about how women were treated in Victorian England. We will then find out what happens when Jane meets a mysterious stranger in the countryside.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is the name of the housekeeper at Thornfield?
Adele
Mr Rochester
Correct answer: Mrs Fairfax
Q2.
What is the name of the French girl whom Jane will be educating?
Correct answer: Adele
Grace Poole
Mrs Fairfax
Q3.
What is the name of the owner of Thornfield Hall?
Grace Poole
Correct answer: Mr Rochester
Mrs Fairfax
Q4.
What does Jane hear in the corridors of Thornfield?
Someone crying
Correct answer: Someone laughing
Someone singing
Q5.
What fairytale does Thornfield remind Jane of?
Beauty and the Beast
Correct answer: Bluebeard
Cinderella

5 Questions

Q1.
How does Jane feel about her life at Thornfield Hall?
Correct answer: She finds life here boring.
She finds life here exciting.
She is happy.
Q2.
What were women in Victorian times expected to devote their time to?
Adventure
Correct answer: Domestic duties
Their career
Q3.
Who is the mysterious stranger who is helped by Jane?
Grace Poole
Mr Brocklehurst
Correct answer: Mr Rochester
Q4.
How does Mr Rochester hurt himself?
Correct answer: He falls off his horse.
He is attacked by his dog.
He is attacked by his horse.
Q5.
What is a gytrash?
A ghost
A goblin
Correct answer: A legendary horse, mule or dog said to haunt roads in Northern England.