Jane Eyre, Chapter 13

Jane Eyre is now an adult and has been working at Thornfield Hall for a while when she meets the master, Mr.Rochester. 

Let's study Chapter 13 


How does Jane react to the new situation, the master being at home? 

How does Adel feel?  What does she do? 

How does the weather relate to Jane's mood?  

What does it mean "to dress for dinner?" 

How many dresses does Jane have? Which one does she choose to wear?  Why? 
How does Jane describe Mr. Rochester?  Is he handsome?

How does Mr. Rochester test Jane? 

HowdoesJane feel about her watercolors? 

How does Mrs. Fairfax feel about Mr. Rochester? 

Why did Edward get the estate and not Roland? 


Homework: 
 Jane writes in her diary about the first day that Mr. Rochester comes into the house.  You write the entry for her. 

Jane Eyre Study Questions chapters10,11,12,

Jane Eyre Study Questions chapters10,11,12,13

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Chapter 10 activities: 

The local newspaper has sent a reporter to Lowood school to investigate the cause of the typhus plague at the school. You are that reporter. Write the article that appeared in the local newspaper and caused the conditions at the school to improve. 

Jane writes a letter to Miss Temple thanking her for the excellent education that she recieved.  Write that letter. 

Jane now makes a decision to leave Lowood, What was the cause?  How did she finally do it? 

What does she do in town?  How far is it?  Why didn't she use an umbrella? 

Here is a link to the history of the umbrella: https://www.thoughtco.com/who-invented-the-umbrella-1992592

Draw a picture of Mrs. Fairfax, how Jane visualizes her. 

Why do you suppose that Bessie has come to say goodbye to Jane? How did she find out that Jane was leaving the school?   What is their relationship like now? What are Jane's accomplishments in Bessie's eyes?

Chapter 11 Activities

Jane has taken her first independent action in her life.  

She writes in her diary about this first day outside the institution.  You write it for her. 

How does the picture of Mrs. Fairfax agree with the actual person?

How does Mrs. Fairfax treat Jane?  What did Jane expect? 

What are her duties as a governess? 

How does Mrs. Fairfax interact with the servants? 

Give evidence from her conversation with Jane. 

How does the house affect Jane?  Is it similar or different from where she grew up? 

How do we know that Jane doesn't consider herself beautiful?  But what does she do to make herself presentable?  Draw a picture of Jane, how she sees herself.

How does the meeting with the little girl affect Jane? 

What can Adele do?  Do you think that Jane will be able to teach her? 

What does Mrs. Fairfax say about Mr. Rochester's character?  

What impressions does Jane take of the house? Which part scares her? What is her favorite room? 

What does Jane think of the tour of the house?  What impressions does she have of Grace Poole? 

Chapter 12

How does Jane feel about Adele?  What does teachable mean? 

What does Jane feel about the servants? 

Why does Jane feel hemmed in? 

Why does Jane go to town? What happens on the way? 

How does Jane describe the man she meets?  How does she help him?

How does Jane feel about the man after she helped him get on his horse? 

How does she feel about Thornfield? 

How does she find out that she helped Mr. Rochester? How does she feel about what she did now? 

Jane Eyre Chapters 7 8 9

Jane is now at the institution, and although she came from a rich family, she is now with other girls who are more or less similar to herself.  

Chapter 7 

Jane had to get used to a different type of education.  If you were to evaluate her learning style which would it be?   Which type of learning style do they have at her new school? 

How does the weather affect Jane?  What part of the country is this school? What is different from where she grew up? 

What type of clothing do the girls get to wear?  Is it suffecient?  

How does Jane feel about Mr. Brockerhurst?  What impression of Jane did he give to Miss Temple? 
How does she react? 




Chapter 8

How does Helen console Jane about the treatment that she recieved from Mr. Broklehurst? 

What advice does Helen give her?

Why does Miss Temple favor Helen? How does Jane take it? 

Chapter 9
What is the treatment for the disease? 
Does it help? 

How does the doctor describe Helen? 
How does Helen's faith help her? 

Who do you think put the marble grave marker on Helen's grave? 


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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Chapter 1 and 2 Study questions.

Jane Eyre was written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847, a time when women were just beginning to be accepted as full members of society.  Read her bio here: https://www.biography.com/writer/charlotte-bronte

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Now is the time to read all the classics as we are in lockdown, You can get an understanding of society from the past and in this way have a greater appreciation for our modern way of life. 

Chapter 1 


How does the weather reflect Jane's mood? 
Explain in your own words the difference between Jane and the rest of the household? 
Pick a phrase that shows Mrs Reed's attitude toward Jane? 
What does the phrase "taking up her elders " mean?

Why does Jane retreat to the breakfast room?  
How does her chosesn hiding place show her position in the household? 

What does she learn from the book that she chooses to read? Compare and Contrast the pictures of the book with the situation in her house? 
Is she interested in the subject of the book? 

How do we meet Jack? Which phrases show us his character? 

Explain how Jane feels about Jack?  What happens between the two of them? 

Explain the meaning of the word "thence."

What happened with the book? 
How does Jack manipulate the situation? 
What really happened? 


Chapter 2
How does Jane feel about the "Red Room?"

How does Jand feel less than a servant? 

Why does Miss Abbot want to tie Jane down with her garters? 

Why is Jane under obligations to Mrs. Reed?

What is the theme of the book so far? 

How is this book autobiographical? 

What is the conflict in this chapter? 

Is the conflict resolved?

What type of things does she see or feel? 

When do we learn that she is related to the family?

Do they believe her that she saw ghosts? 

Why does the story start here at this section of her life? 

What is Jane's self image (character) like?