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Book key 20 Order: 1 e, 2 b, 3 f, 4 a, 5 c, 6 d
1 a clergyman, lawyer, servant, stranger 21–24  Open answers
b blind, cruel, eldest, mad 25 a She didn’t want Mr Rochester to find her.
2 a Charlotte’s mother died when Charlotte was five. b India
Her father was a clergyman. c Working as a teacher
b Charlotte, and her sisters Emily and Anne wrote d That Jane is his rich cousin
poems and stories using these names. e He was St John’s uncle.
3 Open answers f She loves Mr Rochester.
4 a Mrs Reed 26–29  Open answers
b John Reed 30 a letters
c the doctor b burnt down
d Miss Temple c roof
e Mr Brocklehurst d blind
f Helen Burns e wife
g Mrs Fairfax 31–42  Open answers
5–8  Open answers
Discussion activities key
9 a  ✓  b  ✗  c  ✓  d  ✗  e  ✓  f  ✓  g  ✗  h  ✗
1 Some examples of facts about Charlotte Bronte:
10–13  Open answers
• Charlotte Bronte was born in 1816.
14 a-f, b-i, c-g, d-h, e-j
• She is from Yorkshire, in the north of England.
15 a dead
• Her mother died when she was five.
b rich
• She had four sisters and one brother.
c is not
• She sent Jane Eyre to a book company in 1847.
d must
• Her sisters, Emily and Anne were also writers.
e at once
2 Suggested answers:
16 Open answers
• She lives with her aunt and cousins.
17 a Jane’s uncle in Madeira wrote this to Mrs Reed
• She goes to Lowood School.
three years ago because he wanted to find Jane.
• She is eighteen.
He wanted to give his brother’s daughter a happy
• She works for Mr Rochester. He owns a large house,
home.
Thornfield Hall.
b Mrs Reed tells this to Jane. Perhaps she wants to be
• She teaches a little French girl, Adele.
cruel to Jane one more time before she dies.
• She loves Mr Rochester.
c Mr Rochester says this to Jane because he is trying
• Perhaps there is a ghost at Thornfield Hall.
to discover her feelings for him.
• Perhaps Mr Rochester has killed someone before.
d Jane says this to Mr Rochester. She wants him
3–4  Open answers
to know that she has feelings, like the rich and
5 Possible answers:
important woman, Blanche.
• I think Grace Poole set fire to Mr Rochester’s bed.
e Mr Rochester says this to Jane after she accepts his
• I think it was a ghost.
offer of marriage. He promises to make her happy.
• I think Mr Rochester has a secret and someone wants
He does not want anyone to stop him.
to kill him.
18–19  Open answers
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7 Possible answers: 14 Open answers
• I think Mr Rochester wants to be with friends to be 15 Possible answers:
safe. • This time I will take a lot of money with me because I
• I think Mr Rochester is scared. Someone will try to kill don’t know how long it will take to find Mr Rochester.
him again. • I will tell him that I heard his voice. I will tell him that I
• I don’t think Miss Ingram is a nice person. really wanted to see him.
• I think Miss Ingram likes Mr Rochester, but Mr • I will ask the people in the neighborhood.
Rochester doesn’t like her. 16–17  Open answers
• I think they like each other. If not, why do they often go 18 • Their story is strange and sad because they fell in love
out riding together? even though he is rich and she is poor. They couldn’t
• I don’t think they will get married. Mr Rochester get married because he was already married to
doesn’t look happy when they are together. another woman.
• Perhaps Mr Rochester doesn’t love her, but they can • When Jane’s unhappy life was nearly over, she found
get married. They are both rich and important. out that the man she was about to marry had a wife
8 Possible answers: already.
• I think she is mad. • Mr Rochester wanted to marry Jane, but he couldn’t.
• I think Mr Mason knows some secrets and that’s why • Mr Rochester became blind and had lost one hand.
he is attacked.
• Mrs Reed doesn’t want Jane to be rich. Activity worksheets key
• I think Mr Rochester was not sure if Jane really loved 1 1 e  2 b  3 d  4 a  5 c
him. 2 a Lowood  b food  c belongs  d ill  e friend
9 Possible answers: f sells  g eighteen  h teacher
• I think this woman is Mr Rochester’s mad sister. 3 a  ✗  b  ✗  c  ✗  d  ✗  e  ✗  f  ✓  g  ✓
• I think she is Mr Rochester’s ex-girlfriend. 4 a Grace Poole
• She is tearing the wedding dress. b She is a strange, silent woman who doesn’t speak
• She is jealous. to the other servants.
• I think she wants to frighten Jane. c She is one of the visitors. She is beautiful but very
• I think she wants to make Mr Rochester unhappy. proud.
10 Possible answers: 5 a 2  b 6  c 8  d 3  e 7  f 1  g 5  h 4
• I think he is absolutely right. It is hard for Jane, but at 6 1 b  2 b  3 a  4 b  5 c
the same time it is better to find out the truth. 7 a Who? Jane
• She cannot stay at Thornfield Hall. How can she see When? When a woman comes into Jane’s room
Mr Rochester after finding out that he is already and tears Jane’s wedding dress
married? b Who? Mr Rochester
• I think she was not thinking very carefully. When? When Jane tells him what happened two
11–12  Open answers nights before the wedding
13 Possible answers: c Who? Mr Mason
• I think she likes St John, but she doesn’t love him, so When? When the clergyman is speaking in the
she won’t marry him. church
• I think she will go to India with him to help him d Who? Mr Rochester
because he helped her when she was ill and had no When? When Mr Rochester is explaining to people
money. about his marriage
• Sometimes you can hear a true message in your e Who? Jane
dreams. I totally believe that this can really happen. When? When Jane learns about Mr Rochester’s
I heard my mother’s voice in a dream once, and she marriage
actually was ill and needed help then.

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8 a T  b NT  c NT  d NT  e T  f T  g NT Progress test key
h T  i NT  j T 1 1 c  2 a  3 b  4 c  5 c
9 a she is ill and she needs help. 2 1 f  2 d  3 h  4 a  5 b  6 g  7 c  8 e
b she does not want anyone to know her real name. 3 a NO  b YES  c YES  d NO  e NO  f NO
c Jane needs to make money. g NO  h YES
d he saw her real name at the bottom of her 4 a no one
paintings. b blow
e her uncle dies and leaves her his money. c strange
f they are their cousins and she likes them. d terrible
g he wants Jane to help him with his work in India. e cruel
10 a Jane Eyre f clergyman
b Hannah g attic
c Jane Elliot h a few
d Mr Rochester i a little
e Diana, Mary 5 a from
f St John b through
g St John c stranger
h Mr Briggs d handsome
i John Eyre e sisters
j Jane Eyre f teacher
k Jane Eyre g lawyer
11 1 a  2 b  3 a  4 b  5 a  6 a h uncle
6 a  ✓  b  ✗  c  ✗  d  ✗  e  ✗  f  ✓  g  ✓  h  ✗
i  ✓

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