Jane Eyre - Plot summary test questions - AQA

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From the beginning of the novel, we learn that Jane is a penniless orphan and lives at her aunt's house. Her aunt is called .

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Her aunt punishes her by locking Jane in a haunted room called .

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Mrs Reed sends Jane to Lowood School. At the school, Jane meets Helen Burns, her best friend. Helen dies from .

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Jane applies to be a governess at Thornfield Hall. A governess' role can be summarised as .

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After a few months of being governess at Thornfield, Jane eventually meets Edward Rochester, her boss, in a lane where he comes off his horse. Rochester calls Jane .

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As Jane is falling in love with Rochester, Mrs Fairfax announces that Thornfield Hall will be hosting a party of guests, stating that her master may marry one of the guests. Rochester's intended fiancée is .

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Rochester confesses his love to Jane and asks her to be his wife. She accepts. However, their wedding day is ruined when arrives at the church and declares Rochester cannot marry.

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Jane and Rochester cannot marry because .

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After Jane has discovered Rochester is married, she runs away and is taken in by the Rivers family. When Jane inherits her Uncle's estate, she discovers that the Rivers family are her .

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The novel concludes with Jane visiting Thornfield Hall. Jane discovers that when she visits Thornfield.