Q 01/05

Under what pen name was Jane Eyre first published?

A) Ellis Bell

B) Acton Bell

C) Currer Bell

D) George Eliot

Answer · why

C) Currer Bell

Currer Bell: Charlotte later explained that the sisters chose ambiguous names because 'authoresses are liable to be looked on with prejudice'.

Q 02/05

What lie does Jane's dying aunt confess she once told Jane's rich uncle?

A) That Jane was a liar

B) That Jane had run away

C) That Jane was dead

D) That Jane was a thief

Answer · why

C) That Jane was dead

That Jane was dead: her uncle had written asking to adopt Jane and make her his heir, but her spiteful aunt kept the letter from her.

Q 03/05

Which London firm first published Jane Eyre?

A) Smith, Elder & Co.

B) John Murray

C) Chapman & Hall

D) T. C. Newby

Answer · why

A) Smith, Elder & Co.

Smith, Elder & Co.: in 1848 Charlotte and Anne travelled to its London office to prove to their publisher that they were two different authors.

Q 04/05

What subtitle did Jane Eyre carry on its original title page?

A) An Autobiography

B) A Romance

C) A Governess's Tale

D) A Novel of the North

Answer · why

A) An Autobiography

An Autobiography: the book's success led the public to credit its author with other novels too, so the third edition carried a note denying them.

Q 05/05

Which word completes Jane Eyre's opening line, 'There was no possibility of taking a ___ that day'?

A) Drive

B) Walk

C) Holiday

D) Journey

Answer · why

B) Walk

Walk: with cold rain keeping the family indoors, ten-year-old Jane hides behind the curtains of a window seat to read.