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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about the main character of our novel, 'Jane Eyre'.
Content guidance
- Contains subject matter which individuals may find upsetting.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested
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5 Questions
Q1.
What place does Brontë use for the setting of this novel?
London.
The Colonies.
Q2.
What is atmosphere?
Atmosphere refers to the way that something looks.
Atmosphere refers to the weather.
Q3.
Why did Brontë use the pseudonym Currer Bell?
She didn't want to become famous.
She preferred the name Currer Bell to her own.
Q4.
What terrible tragedy occurred when Brontë was a pupil at school?
Charlotte caught tuberculosis.
Charlotte was expelled.
Q5.
How was Brontë employed?
Missionary.
Trader.
5 Questions
Q1.
What word do we use to describe the admirable main character of a story?
Side character
Villain
Q2.
Why can Jane be described as the novel's eponymous heroine?
She grows up throughout the novel.
She is the admirable main character of the novel.
Q3.
What is an orphan?
A child who is adopted.
A poor child
Q4.
Why is Jane living with the Reeds at the start of the novel?
She got expelled from school.
She is the Reeds' daughter.
Q5.
What are the names of Charlotte Brontë's sisters who died from tuberculosis?
Anne and Emily
Marie and Anne