Jane Eyre Test Essays                      Grade 9                      Mrs. McDonald

 

1. Choose one of the themes in the novel and explain it thoroughly in a one paragraph

                        essay.

 

2. Define the term oppression. Explain in a well-developed paragraph how Jane fought     

            against oppression from one of the three men in her life who oppressed her.

 

3. Name one of the substitute mothers in Jane’s life and explain in a well-developed         

            paragraph how this mother directly affected Jane’s growth and maturity.

 

4. Compare Charlotte Bronte and Louisa May Alcott in terms of how they presented        

            themselves through their literature as feminists in a well-developed paragraph.

 

5. Choose one of the two symbols discussed in class and explain how it affected Jane’s    

            life in a well-developed paragraph.

 

6. Define the term autonomy. In a well developed paragraph, explain how the motif of     

            fire develops the theme of autonomy in Jane Eyre. (HINT: Deals with the main character.)

 

7. In a well-developed paragraph, explain why Jane Eyre can be considered a Gothic       

            novel. (HINT: Choose one of the characteristics of a Gothic novel and support

            it using a specific example from the novel.)

 

8. Explain in a well-developed paragraph how the splitting of the chestnut tree on the

            night Rochester proposes to Jane foreshadowed tragedy.

 

9. Explain fully in a well-developed paragraph what first person subjective and detached

            means in reference to this novel and its narrator.

 

10. Explain in a well-developed paragraph why Jane Eyre can be considered a Romantic   novel.

            (HINT: Choose one of the characteristics of a romance and support it using a specific

            example from the novel.)

 

11. Genre is a type of literary composition. Jane Eyre’s genre is a novel. Jane Eyre can

            be categorized as three types of novel. exemplifies 3 types of novel. Choose one   

            of the types Jane Eyre can be characterized by and explain, using examples and in            

            a well-developed paragraph, how this novel can be characterized as that type.

            (HINT: Define the type before explaining it.)

 

12. Religion plays a very big part in this novel. Choose one of the characters discussed in

            class whose beliefs Jane rejects and explain fully in a well-developed paragraph,

            what this person’s religious beliefs are and why Jane rejects them.