Jane Eyre Study Guide Questions Guaranteed A+
Where does Jane live, and with whom? (Ch.1-3) ️️Jane lives at Gateshead hall with her aunt
through marriage, Mrs. Reed, and her three cousins, John, Eliza, and Georgiana
What is her status, and how is she treated? (Ch. 1-3) ️️Jane is an or...
Where does Jane live, and with whom? (Ch.1-3) ✔️✔️Jane lives at Gateshead hall with her aunt
through marriage, Mrs. Reed, and her three cousins, John, Eliza, and Georgiana
What is her status, and how is she treated? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️Jane is an orphan. She is treated very
cruelly by Mrs. Reed and her children.
Why is Jane off reading alone? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️Mrs. Reed will not let Jane sit with the family.
Where is she sitting? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️Jane is sitting on a window seat in the breakfast room.
What happens between Jane and John? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️John throws a book at Jane, causing her head
to bleed.
What is Jane's reaction to being hit with the book? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️Jane hits John back and screams
that he is "a wicked and cruel boy."
How do we know that Mrs. Reed is an unkind woman? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️Mrs. Reed ejects Jane from the
family circle, banishes her to the Red Room, and refuses to let her out when she sobs.
How does Jane behave in the Red Room? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️Jane reacts by working herself into a fit.
Why does Jane imagine a ghost or spirit? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️The Red Room is the room where Jane's
uncle, Mr. Reed, has died. Jane also sees a light on the ceiling.
How do we learn about Jane's appearance? (Ch. 1-3) ✔️✔️Both Bessie and Miss Abbot discuss Jane's
plainness, and Jane compares herself unfavorably to her beautiful cousin Georgiana.
, How does Jane spend her last few months at Gateshead Hall? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Jane continues to be
excluded from the family's activities even during the Christmas holiday season.
What is Mr. Brocklehurst's attitude toward Jane? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Mr. Brocklehurst admonishes Jane for
being naughty and reminds her that the wicked go to hell.
What does Mrs. Reed tell Mr. Brocklehurst about Jane? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Mrs. Reed tells Mr.
Brocklehurst that Jane has a tendency to deceit.
Why does Jane become upset at Mrs. Reed's statement? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Jane becomes very upset
because she knows herself to be an utterly truthful person.
What are the conditions at the Lowood School? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️At Lowood, the rooms were dark and
cold, the meals were not nutritious, and basically inedible, and the treatment by most of the teachers
was cruel.
How would you characterize Miss Scatcherd? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Miss Scatcherd is a mean woman who
consistently picks on Helen Burns and then beats her.
Why does Jane think Helen Burns is approachable? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Jane realizes that she and Helen
have a love of reading in common.
What shocks Jane about Helen? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Jane is shocked that Helen is not resentful toward the
people who are mean to her.
How does Brontë use Helen as a symbol of Christian love? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Helen recites Christ's
teachings and honestly lives by his words.
How does Jane react to Helen's pious beliefs? (Ch. 4-6) ✔️✔️Jane says it would be impossible for her
to love Mrs. Reed or John Reed.
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