Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
Random House Stepping Stone Books, Step Into Classics, 1997 adapted by Jane E.
Gerver
CHAPTER 1: My Story Begins
VOCABULARY
to tease= to make fun of
cozy= warm and comfortable
to snatch= to grab roughly
to beg= to ask for with great need
to trickle= a little liquid running down
a duty= something you must do
humble= acting like you’re not important naughty= behaving badly
CHARACTERS- Tell about each character. Who are they? What kind of person are
they? Approximately how old are they?
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1. Why does Jane end up living with her Aunt Reed?
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2. How is Jane treated by her cousin John? Give an example of what he does.
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3.What does Aunt Reed tell Mr. Brocklehurst that will make Jane’s life at school hard?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: When children are mistreated by adults they don’t have
the power to protect themselves. Write a letter to Jane and give her some advice
about what to do and some hope for the future.
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 2: Lowood School
VOCABULARY
journey= a long trip
a dormitory= a place at school where many students live
gloomy= dark, cold & sad
porridge= hot cereals
shreds= long, thin pieces
slate= stone used for an individual blackboard
to guide= to teach
a governess= a teacher who lives with a family
CHARACTERS- Tell about each character. Who are they? What kind of person are
they? Approximately how old are they?
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1. Describe the conditions at Lowood School when Jane first arrives? Give examples.
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2. How does Mr. Brocklehurst treat Jane when she drops her slate? What does she
promise herself?
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3. Why does Jane leave Lowood School? Where does she go?
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3. What hopeful news does Bessie tell Jane?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Jane promises herself that she will prove to the adults that
she is a good person. Have you ever made yourself a promise? Did it come true?
What was it and how did you achieve it?
Jane Eyre
CHAPTER 3: A Curious Laugh
VOCABULARY
raw= cold, wet weather
suitable= the right kind
curious= strange
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imposing= big, strong and scary
fasten= to close
spoiled (child)= used to doing whatever she wants
CHARACTERS- Tell about each character. Who are they? What kind of person are
they? Approximately how old are they?
Miss Fairfax = ___________________________________________________________
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Adele Varens = __________________________________________________________
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Mr Rochester = _________________________________________________________
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1. Describe Thornfield and its surroundings. Give some details. What mood does the
large, expensive house create?
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2. How does Jane feel about living and working at Thornfield?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Jane is getting used to living at her new home. How did
you feel when you first arrived in the United States? What was difficult about
adjusting to your new home? What helped you feel more comfortable here?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 4:I Meet a Stranger
VOCABULARY
streaking= making lines of color
to limp= to walk with a bad foot
wince= wrinkle your face with pain
tumble= a fall
a sprain= a hurt muscle
stern= serious
1. How does Jane first meet Mr. Rochester? How does she help him?
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2. Describe Mr. Rochester’s manner. What are some of his faults?
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3. What does Mr. Rochester say and do that shows he also has a kind side to his
personality?
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4. What does Mrs. Fairfax tell Jane about Mr. Rochester’s background and habits?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: How does Jane react to Mr. Rochester’s gruff, abrupt manner?
Is she scared by him? What has prepared Jane to deal with a personality like Mr.
Rochester? How do you react when someone older than you is gruff and abrupt?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 5: Fire!
VOCABULARY
murmur=talking but you can’t hear the words
shivering= shaking from cold or fear
drenched= full of water
to plot= to plan
to fetch= to bring something somewhere
odd= strange
1. What scary event woke Jane up?
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2. How does Jane save Mr. Rochester’s life? Does she panic or is she calm and brave?
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3. What does Mr. Rochester say about how the fire started? Why do you think he doesn’t
want anyone else in the house to know about it?
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4. Why do you think Jane wakes up at dawn “restless and excited”?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Were you or someone you know well ever in a dangerous
situation? What happened? Did you have to help someone? Did anyone get hurt? Did you
panic or were you calm?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 6: A Mystery
VOCABULARY
to overhear= to listen to someone talking, but not to you
to scrub= to clean
to suspect= to think someone has done wrong
tidy= neat, clean
in a frenzy= a crazy rush or hurry
a nudge= a gentle push
1. What lie about the fire did Mr. Rochester tell the servants?
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2. How does Grace react when Jane questions her about the fire? Do you think she set it?
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3. Why is Jane upset when Mr. Rochester goes away?
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4. What does Jane find odd about Grace’s habits? What does she overhear about Grace?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Have your parents or friends ever kept a secret from you?
Have you ever kept a secret from someone else: How did you feel about being left out of
the mystery? What did you do about it? Did you end up finding out what it was?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 7: Merry Days & Noisy Nights
VOCABULARY
elegant=beautiful and rich
haughty= think you are better than others
nuisance= trouble, problems
to blink= open and close eyes quickly
to shriek= to scream
to observe= to notice
1. Describe Blanche Ingram’s appearance and manner. What does she say that is cruel?
What is Jane’s opinion of Blanche?
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2. What does the Gypsy tell Jane about Mr. Rochester and Blanche? Who is the Gypsy?
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3. W ho is Richard Mason? Where does he come from? What happens to him at night?
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4. What does Jane do to help Mr. Rochester with Mr. Mason?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Mr. Rochester asks Jane about a moral dilemma. He asks what
someone should do if he made a mistake twenty years ago that will follow him the rest of
his life. To start his life over and be happy he needs to do something against his
conscience. Should he listen to his conscience and be unhappy for the rest of his life?
Should he ignore his conscience and have a chance at being happy? What do you think?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 8: A Reunion with Aunt Reed
VOCABULARY
a stroke= blood vessels break in the brain
plump= fat
to vow= to promise
to spy= to see
apparently= it is easy to see
to stoop= to bend down
a burden= a big trouble
to thrill= to excite
1. What does Jane tell Mr. Rochester about future plans for herself and Adele? Why?
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2. What was in the letter from John Eyre? Why didn’t Aunt Reed show it to Jane before?
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3. Mr. Rochester gives Jane a mixed message about his wedding. What does he say that is
confusing? What does he do that is confusing?
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4. What does Jane tell Mr. Rochester about her feelings? Why is she embarrassed?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Jane tells her aunt that she forgives her for her cruel
treatment and that she longs to be forgiven for saying that she hated her aunt. If you
were Jane would you have forgiven Aunt Reed? Have you ever found it hard to
forgive someone who has hurt you? What did you do?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 9: An Unexpected Proposal
VOCABULARY
unexpected= you don’t think it will happen
a scent= a smell
to mock= to make fun of
proposal=a suggestion
a barrier= a wall
a veil= a face covering
1. Mr. Rochester teases Jane before he asks her to marry him. Why does he do that? Do
you believe that he really loves her?
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2. Why does Jane decide to write to her uncle John?
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3. What happens in Jane’s room at night that scares her? How does Mr. Rochester
explain what happens?
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4. Two events in this chapter foreshadow a sad ending to the story. What are they?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Some strange things have happened to Jane that Mr.
Rochester has not explained. Yet she trusts him and agrees to marry him. Jane
seems to be a smart person. Why do you think she doesn’t ask more questions?
What do you think she should do?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 10: A Mystery Revealed
VOCABULARY
determined= working hard to make something happen
an obstacle= a reason to stop something from happening
an asylum= a hospital for crazy people
to confess=to tell the truth
a maniac= a crazy person
stinging= burning
1. What surprising news does Jane hear at her wedding?
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2. Describe Bertha Mason. What does she do when the wedding party comes in?
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3. What does the lawyer tell Jane about her uncle?
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4. What does Mr. Rochester explain to Jane about his marriage?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Mr. Rochester hopes that Jane will understand his sad
situation and live with him anyway. Mr. Rochester is taking good care of a wife he never
wanted to marry. He is a good person who loves Jane. Jane loves him but refuses to live
with him without being married. What do you think about Jane’s decision? Why?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 11: On My Own
VOCABULARY
a coach= a carriage pulled by horses
a vagrant= a poor beggar
stray= an animal with no owner
starving= very hungry
feebly= weakly
a relation= a family member
1. How does Jane end up with no money? Why hasn’t she planned her trip better?
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2. Who are the people who help Jane? What are their jobs?
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3. What job does St. John find for Jane? How does she feel about it?
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4. What sad news do St. John and his sisters get?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: St. John is a parson, a man of the church. He is very kind and
helpful to Jane, who is a stranger. Do you think religious people are usually kinder and
more helpful to strangers than other people? Why do you think people are often scared to
help strangers?
Jane Eyre
CHAPTER 12: A Fresh Start
VOCABULARY
manners= how you behave
startled= surprised
urgent= very important
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incident= an event, something that happens
tale= a story
insisted= continued to say the same thing
1. St. John says, “We each have the power over our own fate.” What does he mean? Do
you agree with him?
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2. Jane wonders if she has made the right choice to leave Mr. Rochester. What does she
decide?
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3. What does St. John tell Jane about her uncle?
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4. Jane was happy about the money, but she was even happier about something else.
What made her so happy? Why was it important to Jane to discover her cousins?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: St. John tells Jane about her inheritance. If he didn’t tell
her then all the money would go to him and his sisters. Do you think he was right to
tell her? Do you think he wondered about what to do for a long time? What kind of
person do you think he is?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 13: Return to Thornfield
VOCABULARY
giddy= very happy
to long= to want very much
a ruin= a broken ,destroyed place
to wander= to walk in no special direction
a hermit= a religious person who lives alone an inn= a small hotel
1. Why does Jane decide to leave her cousins and go looking for Mr. Rochester?
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2. Describe Thornfield Hall.
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3. How did Mr.Rochester behave after Jane left the year before?
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4. What happened to Mr. Rochester? How did he get hurt? What happened to his wife?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: Mr. Rochester’s never loved his wife. Because he was married
to her he could not marry Jane Eyre. His wife set fire to the house. Yet Mr. Rochester
risked his life to save her. Why do you think he did that? What kind of person is he?
Jane Eyre
NAME _________________
CHAPTER 14: I Go to Ferndean
VOCABULARY
stretched= moved a long way
decaying= falling apart
to grope= to move by feeling your way
desperate= without hope
commotion= a lot of noise and things moving
coincidence= two things that happen at the same time by accident
1. When Jane first arrives at Ferndean Mr. Rochester seems desperate. Why?
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2. Jane tells Mr. Rochester, “I am an independent woman now—quite rich.” Why is it
important to her to tell him that?
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3. What was the strange coincidence? Why doesn’t Jane tell Mr. Rochester about it?
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4. How does Jane’s marriage with Mr. Rochester turn out to be the right decision?
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JOURNAL QUESTION: The end of this novel has some strange coincidences so it can
have a happy ending. Tell at least 2 events that happen that seem implausible (hard to
believe). Do you believe the ending? Does the reader want this story to have a happy
ending? How do you feel about the ending of this novel?
Jane Eyre TEST
NAME _________________
VOCABULARY
A. Put the letter of the correct definition in front of each word
1. ____ coincidence
A. beautiful and rich
2. ____ incident
B. to grab roughly
3.____ determined
C. a poor beggar
4. ____ to observe
D. trouble, problems
5. ____ to limp
6. ____ to snatch
E. two things that happen at the same time by
accident
F. an event, something that happens
7. ____ to trickle
G. strange
8. ____ nuisance
H. to walk with a bad foot
9. ____ shivering
I. working hard to make something happen
10. ___ urgent
J. very important
11. ___ elegant
K. a big trouble
12. ___ curious
L. to notice
13. ___ suitable
M. shaking from cold or fear
14. ___ a vagrant
N. the right kind
15. ___ a burden
O. a little liquid running down
B. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. What was the setting (time and place) of this novel?
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2. Describe the following characters. Tell WHO they are, what their PERSONALITIES
are like and why they are IMPORTANT in the story.
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c. Blanche Ingram_________________________________________________________
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e. Richard Mason_________________________________________________________
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3. How did Jane’s early life shape the kind of person she became? Tell at least 3 things
that happened to her as a child and what personality traits she developed.
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4. Why did Jane leave Mr. Rochester after he tried to marry her? What happened to her?
What happened to him? Do you think she made the right decision?
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C. Use the correct word to fill in each blank: Put the right form of each correct word in
the blank.
naughty
commotion an asylum
grope
humble
haughty
dormitory
drenched
a maniac
unexpected raw
suspect
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1. The girls at Lowood school slept in a ______________________________.
2. Jane _____________________________ that Grace Poole set fire to Mr. Rochester’s
bed curtains.
3. Jane was surprised by Mr. Rochester’s _________________proposal of marriage.
4. Aunt Reed told Mr. Brocklehurst that Jane was a ____________________ girl.
5. Mr. Rochester was _____________________ with water after Jane put out the fire.
6. It was a ____________ wet night when Jane arrived so she sat in front of the fire.
7. Mr. Rochester’s wife was a _____________________ who should have lived in an
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8. Mr. Rochester had to ______________________ his way around the house because he
was blind.
9. There was quite a _______________________ with everyone running around and
asking questions after the fire.
JANE EYRE ESSAY
NAME ____________________________
Sometimes characters make mistakes when they are young. When they grow older they
have a choice. Either they have to live with the consequences of those mistakes or they
have to correct their mistakes and go on with their lives.
Describe Mr. Rochester’s youthful mistake. How did he make this mistake? What were
the consequences he had to live with? What choice did he make about going on with his
life? Was he honest about his choice? How did his choice work out for him?
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