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1. "Jane Eyre" was first released under the pen name of Currer Bell. It was customary, in the mid-19th century, for female writers to use a male pen name. Which Bronte sister actually wrote the novel?
2. In taking care of Jane, you need to give her a sense of family.
Orphaned at a very young age, Jane is taken to live with her uncle, Mr. Reed, her mother's brother. Her uncle dies but makes his wife promise to raise Jane as one of her own children. Does Mrs. Reed encourage her children to accept Jane as a sister?
3. In taking care of Jane, you need to provide her with food for her body and her mind.
After Jane passes out in 'the red room', an apothecary with a snuff habit is called to examine her. He recommends that she be sent to school for her own good. What is the name of the school that she is eventually sent to?
4. In taking care of Jane, you need to understand that she values character over appearance.
After the head teacher (and Jane's favourite) marries, Jane feels a need to move on. She places an ad in the paper and secures a position as a governess. She is hired by the housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax, and is there for three months before she actually meets her employer. Does she think him a handsome man?
5. In taking care of Jane, you have to provide her with a secure environment.
Shortly after Mr. Rochester returns, Jane finds the curtains in his room on fire. Since she cannot wake him, she uses water from his pitcher and then from her own to extinguish the fire which has begun spreading to the bed, waking him in the process. Whom does she believe is responsible for setting the fire?
6. In taking care of Jane, you have to provide her with intellectual stimulation.
One evening, during a prolonged house party, a gypsy woman shows up, seeking to tell the ladies their fortunes. She will not leave until she has seen every young, single lady present. Which lady is the last to be seen?
7. In taking care of Jane, you have to be honest with her.
Edward Rochester eventually declares his love for Jane and convinces her to marry him. His entire flirtation with Blanche has been merely a ruse to make Jane jealous. What happens two nights before the wedding?
8. In taking care of Jane, you have to provide her with acceptance.
Finding out at the altar that Rochester is still married, Jane meets his wife, the woman whom Grace Poole is charged with looking after. Jane sneaks out of Thornfield and finds herself destitute with nothing to eat. Who takes her in and nurses her back to health?
9. In taking care of Jane, you have to show her your humanity.
St. John has a passion to become a missionary and he wants Jane to accompany him, as his wife. She is willing to go but as a sister, not as a wife. He believes that it is impossible for them to travel as anything but husband and wife and almost wears her down. She hears Rochester calling her name and sets off to look for him. What does she find at Thornfield Hall?
10. In taking care of Jane, you have to provide her with pure love.
Jane seeks Mr.Rochester out and surprises him by taking a glass of water to him. What injuries did he sustain in the fire?
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