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  • 1. Which harsh boarding school is Jane sent to in the early sequences?
A) Thornfield
B) Ferndean
C) Cowan Bridge
D) Lowood
  • 2. What disease causes the death of Helen Burns?
A) Smallpox
B) Tuberculosis
C) Cholera
D) Typhoid
  • 3. What alternative name is used in the text for tuberculosis?
A) Declension
B) Fever
C) Consumption
D) Pneumonia
  • 4. Who were the sisters of Charlotte Brontë that died of tuberculosis in childhood?
A) Elizabeth and Maria
B) Ellen and Agnes
C) Jane and Mary
D) Anne and Emily
  • 5. What was the name of the school attended by Charlotte's sisters?
A) Lowood Boarding School
B) Cowan Bridge Seminary
C) Clergy Daughters School
D) North Lees Academy
  • 6. Where was the Clergy Daughters School located?
A) Manchester
B) Cowan Bridge
C) Haworth
D) Hathersage
  • 7. Near which town is Cowan Bridge located?
A) Derby
B) York
C) Lancaster
D) Tunstall
  • 8. In which county is Tunstall located?
A) Lancashire
B) Yorkshire
C) Lancaster
D) Derbyshire
  • 9. Who is Mr Brocklehurst based upon?
A) Henry Cunliffe
B) Cary Joji Fukunaga
C) Rev. William Carus Wilson
D) Branwell Brontë
  • 10. What was the profession of Rev. William Carus Wilson?
A) School headmaster
B) Evangelical minister
C) Architect
D) Novelist
  • 11. What are the birth and death years of Rev. William Carus Wilson given in the text?
A) 1791–1859
B) 1785–1845
C) 1816–1890
D) 1800–1870
  • 12. Whose decline into alcoholism and dissolution recalls John Reed's fate?
A) William Carus Wilson
B) Henry Cunliffe
C) Branwell
D) Cary Fukunaga
  • 13. What substances was Charlotte's brother Branwell addicted to?
A) Alcohol and tobacco
B) Wine and cocaine
C) Opium and alcohol
D) Opium and laudanum
  • 14. What profession did Charlotte Brontë share with Jane Eyre?
A) Writer
B) Governess
C) Nurse
D) Teacher
  • 15. Who wrote 'The Life of Charlotte Brontë' published in 1857?
A) Tracy Chevalier
B) Liane Moriarty
C) Emma Tennant
D) Elizabeth Gaskell
  • 16. What was Elizabeth Gaskell's relationship to Charlotte Brontë?
A) Sister and critic
B) Friend and fellow novelist
C) Publisher and mentor
D) Cousin and biographer
  • 17. What Gothic manor probably inspired Thornfield Hall?
A) North Lees Hall
B) Cowan Bridge Manor
C) Wycoller Hall
D) Norton Conyers house
  • 18. Near which location is North Lees Hall situated?
A) Manchester
B) Tunstall
C) Hathersage
D) Haworth
  • 19. In which region is Hathersage located?
A) Lake District in Cumbria
B) Peak District in Derbyshire
C) Lancashire Moors
D) Yorkshire Dales
  • 20. Who visited North Lees Hall with Charlotte Brontë in the summer of 1845?
A) Emma Tennant
B) Tracy Chevalier
C) Ellen Nussey
D) Elizabeth Gaskell
  • 21. On what date is the letter describing North Lees Hall dated?
A) 10 June 1857
B) 15 August 1830
C) 22 July 1845
D) 5 January 1839
  • 22. Which family was North Lees Hall the residence of?
A) Reed family
B) Wilson family
C) Eyre family
D) Cunliffe family
  • 23. Who was the first owner of North Lees Hall said to be confined as a lunatic?
A) Elizabeth Eyre
B) Agnes Ashurst
C) Mia Wasikowska
D) Sirilak Pongchoke
  • 24. In which room of North Lees Hall was Agnes Ashurst reputedly confined?
A) Padded second floor room
B) Basement dungeon
C) Attic with sloping roof
D) Tower chamber
  • 25. Which hall provided the setting for Ferndean Manor?
A) Norton Conyers house
B) Cowan Bridge Hall
C) North Lees Hall
D) Wycoller Hall
  • 26. Where is Wycoller Hall located?
A) Lancashire, close to Haworth
B) Derbyshire, near Hathersage
C) Manchester
D) North Yorkshire
  • 27. To which location does Mr Rochester retreat after the fire at Thornfield?
A) North Lees Hall
B) Lowood School
C) Ferndean Manor
D) Norton Conyers
  • 28. Who inherited Wycoller in the 1770s and lived there until 1818?
A) Henry Cunliffe
B) Branwell Brontë
C) Cary Joji Fukunaga
D) William Carus Wilson
  • 29. What was the maiden name of Elizabeth Eyre, a relative of Henry Cunliffe?
A) Brontë
B) Cunliffe
C) Nussey
D) Ashurst
  • 30. In which publication from August 1830 was the sequence of setting fire to bed curtains prepared?
A) The Young Men's Magazine, Number 2
B) Wide Sargasso Sea
C) The Life of Charlotte Brontë
D) Nine Perfect Strangers
  • 31. Where did Charlotte Brontë begin composing Jane Eyre?
A) Hathersage
B) Derbyshire
C) Manchester
D) Haworth
  • 32. Which location likely inspired the burial place for Jane's parents?
A) Hathersage churchyard
B) Manchester Cathedral churchyard
C) Wycoller parish cemetery
D) Lowood churchyard
  • 33. Which house did Charlotte visit in 1839 as a governess that may have inspired the novel?
A) Norton Conyers house
B) Wycoller Hall
C) North Lees Hall
D) Cowan Bridge House
  • 34. In which county is Norton Conyers house located?
A) Lancaster
B) Lancashire
C) North Yorkshire
D) Derbyshire
  • 35. What family legend is associated with Norton Conyers house?
A) A cursed wedding portrait
B) A ghost wandering the hallways
C) A madwoman confined in the attics
D) A hidden treasure in the cellar
  • 36. How many full-length operas have been adapted from Jane Eyre according to the text?
A) Exactly one
B) Five
C) At least three
D) None
  • 37. Which seminal 1966 novel is a notable rewriting and interpretation of Jane Eyre?
A) The French Dancer's Bastard
B) Ruk Diow Kong Jenjira
C) Nine Perfect Strangers
D) Wide Sargasso Sea
  • 38. Who wrote the 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea?
A) Jean Rhys
B) Liane Moriarty
C) Emma Tennant
D) Tracy Chevalier
  • 39. At the beginning of which chapter does the famous line 'Reader, I married him' appear?
A) Chapter 15
B) Chapter 38
C) Chapter 1
D) Chapter 20
  • 40. What is the famous first line of Chapter 38?
A) Reader, I married him.
B) My life has been dark.
C) It was a dark and stormy night.
D) To be or not to be.
  • 41. Who used and discussed the line 'Reader, I married him' in her 2018 novel Nine Perfect Strangers?
A) Emma Tennant
B) Elizabeth Gaskell
C) Liane Moriarty
D) Tracy Chevalier
  • 42. What is the title of the 2018 novel by Liane Moriarty that references Jane Eyre?
A) Wide Sargasso Sea
B) Nine Perfect Strangers
C) The French Dancer's Bastard
D) Reader, I Married Him
  • 43. Who edited the 2016 anthology of short stories titled 'Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre'?
A) Liane Moriarty
B) Jean Rhys
C) Emma Tennant
D) Tracy Chevalier
  • 44. To mark what anniversary was the 2016 short story anthology commissioned?
A) 100th anniversary of Brontë's death
B) 200th anniversary of Brontë's birth
C) 150th anniversary of the novel's publication
D) 200th anniversary of the novel's publication
  • 45. Which press published 'Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre'?
A) Oxford University Press
B) The Borough Press
C) HarperCollins
D) Penguin Books
  • 46. What is the title of the Thai novel adapted by Nida in 1993?
A) Wide Sargasso Sea
B) Ruk Diow Kong Jenjira
C) Nine Perfect Strangers
D) The French Dancer's Bastard
  • 47. Who adapted the Thai novel Ruk Diow Kong Jenjira in 1993?
A) Jean Rhys
B) Nida
C) Tracy Chevalier
D) Emma Tennant
  • 48. On which television channel was Ruk Diow Kong Jenjira made into a drama in 1996?
A) Channel 3
B) Channel 7
C) Channel 5
D) BBC One
  • 49. Who starred in the 1996 television drama adaptation of Ruk Diow Kong Jenjira?
A) Branwell Brontë and Ellen Nussey
B) Willie McIntosh and Sirilak Pongchoke
C) Cary Joji Fukunaga and Emma Tennant
D) Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender
  • 50. What is the title of the 2006 novel by Emma Tennant that reimagines Adèle's back story?
A) Wide Sargasso Sea
B) The French Dancer's Bastard
C) Ruk Diow Kong Jenjira
D) Nine Perfect Strangers
  • 51. Who is the author of The French Dancer's Bastard (2006)?
A) Jean Rhys
B) Emma Tennant
C) Tracy Chevalier
D) Liane Moriarty
  • 52. Whose back story does The French Dancer's Bastard explore?
A) Adèle
B) Helen Burns
C) Agnes Ashurst
D) Jane Eyre
  • 53. In what year was the most recent film adaptation of Jane Eyre released?
A) 1996
B) 2011
C) 2006
D) 2018
  • 54. Who directed the 2011 film adaptation of Jane Eyre?
A) Tracy Chevalier
B) Cary Joji Fukunaga
C) Liane Moriarty
D) Emma Tennant
  • 55. Who played Jane Eyre in the 2011 film adaptation?
A) Elizabeth Gaskell
B) Mia Wasikowska
C) Sirilak Pongchoke
D) Ellen Nussey
  • 56. Who played Mr. Rochester in the 2011 film adaptation?
A) Willie McIntosh
B) Michael Fassbender
C) William Carus Wilson
D) Branwell Brontë
  • 57. What forms of media have been used to adapt Jane Eyre?
A) Radio only
B) Theatre, film, television, and operas
C) Video games and comics
D) Newspapers and poetry
  • 58. How does Jane travel away from Thornfield Hall?
A) Using the little money she had previously saved
B) By walking the entire distance barefoot
C) By stealing a horse from the stables
D) By hiding on a cargo ship
  • 59. What happens to Jane's bundle of possessions on her journey?
A) She accidentally leaves it on the coach
B) It burns in a fire at the inn
C) She loses it while crossing a river
D) It is stolen by a highwayman
  • 60. Who turns Jane away from the doorstep of Moor House?
A) St John Rivers
B) Diana Rivers
C) An angry guard dog
D) The housekeeper
  • 61. Who rescues Jane after she collapses on the doorstep?
A) A local farmer
B) Mr Rochester
C) St John Rivers
D) John Eyre
  • 62. How does St John behave towards Jane initially after she recovers?
A) He is fiercely suspicious and hostile
B) He is overly affectionate
C) He proposes marriage immediately
D) He remains aloof
  • 63. How much money does Jane inherit from her uncle John Eyre?
A) 20,000 pounds
B) 10,000 pounds
C) 50,000 pounds
D) 5,000 pounds
  • 64. What relation is John Eyre to St John, Diana, and Mary?
A) He is their cousin
B) He is their father
C) He is an unrelated family friend
D) He is their uncle
  • 65. What does Jane do with her newly found inheritance?
A) Gives the entire fortune to Mr Rochester
B) Keeps it all to secure her independence
C) Donates every penny to the church
D) Insists on sharing the money equally with her cousins
  • 66. Where does St John want Jane to go with him as his wife?
A) America
B) India
C) Australia
D) France
  • 67. What does Jane find when she arrives at Thornfield Hall?
A) A boarded-up and empty mansion
B) Mr Rochester waiting for her patiently
C) Blackened ruins
D) A bustling household with new owners
  • 68. Where did Rochester send Mrs Fairfax following Jane's departure?
A) Into retirement
B) Back to her family in London
C) To manage Ferndean Manor
D) To live with Adèle at school
  • 69. How did Rochester's wife die?
A) She choked on heavy smoke
B) She fell down the grand staircase
C) She burned inside her locked room
D) After jumping from the roof
  • 70. What does Rochester fear when Jane reunites with him?
A) That she will report him to the police
B) That she has married St John Rivers
C) That she will be repulsed by his condition
D) That she has spent all of her inheritance
  • 71. What does Jane reply when Rochester asks, 'Am I hideous, Jane?'
A) 'Not at all, you look more handsome than ever'
B) 'You are completely unrecognizable'
C) 'Very, sir; you always were, you know'
D) 'Beauty is only skin deep, my dear sir'
  • 72. What kind of man has Rochester become upon their reunion?
A) A humbled man
B) An arrogant and bitter man
C) A wealthy and powerful lord
D) A quiet and indifferent recluse
  • 73. What does Rochester vow to live?
A) As a travelling monk
B) A purer life
C) A life of absolute seclusion in London
D) As a wealthy philanthropist
  • 74. What did Rochester do one night in despair that connected him to Jane?
A) Played a sad song on the piano
B) Dreamt about Moor House
C) Called out her name
D) Wrote a long letter and burned it
  • 75. As what does Jane assert herself when reuniting with Rochester?
A) An equal partner in a business
B) A powerful landowner in the county
C) A financially independent woman
D) A high-ranking noblewoman
  • 76. What is implied to have happened to St John in India?
A) He returned to England a rich man
B) He became a wealthy governor
C) He fell gravely ill
D) He married a local woman and settled down
  • 77. What is Rochester able to see when he regains sight in one eye?
A) Jane's face for the very first time
B) The woods surrounding Ferndean
C) Their newborn son
D) The ruins of Thornfield Hall
  • 78. Who replies to Jane's advertisement for a governess?
A) Edward Rochester
B) Alice Fairfax
C) Blanche Ingram
D) Mrs Reed
  • 79. What was the profession of Adèle's mother?
A) An actress
B) A French aristocrat
C) A famous dancer
D) A music teacher
  • 80. What is the name of the master of Thornfield Hall?
A) Grace Poole
B) Edward Rochester
C) Richard Mason
D) John Eyre
  • 81. Who is the beautiful and talented woman Mr Rochester brings back to Thornfield after a party?
A) Adèle Varens
B) Grace Poole
C) Miss Temple
D) Blanche Ingram
  • 82. How long does Jane remain at Gateshead Hall tending to her dying aunt?
A) A week
B) Six months
C) A month
D) Three months
  • 83. Who does Mr Rochester blame for the destruction of Jane's wedding veil?
A) Alice Fairfax
B) Blanche Ingram
C) Adèle Varens
D) Grace Poole
  • 84. What affliction does Bertha quickly descend into after the marriage?
A) Paralysis of the limbs
B) Congenital madness
C) A terminal lung disease
D) Sudden memory loss
  • 85. How does Bertha manage to escape and cause strange happenings at Thornfield?
A) When a severe storm damages the upper floor
B) When Mr Rochester forgets to lock the heavy oak door
C) When Grace gets drunk
D) When Jane leaves the master key unattended
  • 86. How old is Jane Eyre at the beginning of the text?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 10
D) 14
  • 87. How did Jane's parents die?
A) Typhus
B) A carriage accident
C) A house fire
D) Cholera
  • 88. Who is Jane's only ally in the household?
A) Mr Lloyd
B) John Reed
C) Bessie
D) Mr Brocklehurst
  • 89. What is Bessie's role in the household?
A) Nursemaid
B) Governess
C) Housekeeper
D) Cook
  • 90. How old is Jane's cousin John Reed?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16
  • 91. What is Mr Lloyd's profession?
A) Lawyer
B) Schoolmaster
C) Clergyman
D) Apothecary
  • 92. What pen name did Charlotte Brontë use for the original publication of Jane Eyre?
A) Acton Bell
B) Daniel S. Burt
C) Ellis Bell
D) Currer Bell
  • 93. On what date was Jane Eyre originally published?
A) 19 October 1847
B) 19 October 1848
C) January 1847
D) January 1848
  • 94. Which company published the first edition of Jane Eyre in London?
A) Oxford University Press
B) Penguin Books
C) Harper & Brothers
D) Smith, Elder & Co.
  • 95. Which company published the first American edition of Jane Eyre?
A) Macmillan
B) Random House
C) Smith, Elder & Co.
D) Harper & Brothers
  • 96. In what month and year was the first American edition of Jane Eyre published?
A) January 1847
B) October 1848
C) January 1848
D) October 1847
  • 97. What literary genre does Jane Eyre belong to, following the experiences and growth of its heroine?
A) Tragedy
B) Biography
C) Epic poetry
D) Bildungsroman
  • 98. What literary critic called Charlotte Brontë "the first historian of the private consciousness"?
A) James Joyce
B) Daniel S. Burt
C) Jane Austen
D) Marcel Proust
  • 99. In what year was Jane Eyre ranked as the tenth best-loved book in Britain by the BBC in The Big Read poll?
A) 1999
B) 1848
C) 1847
D) 2003
  • 100. What narrative perspective is used in Jane Eyre?
A) First-person narrative
B) Third-person limited
C) Second-person narrative
D) Third-person omniscient
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