Bronte Quiz Study Guide Flashcards
What is Lowood
A strict boarding school for girls and young women without title or money
What is the best way to describe Miss Scatcherd?
Overly critical and cruel
What is Brontë’s main purpose in describing Jane’s meals and activities at Lowood?
To show the discomforts she endures at Lowood
How might you best describe Helen Burns
Humble and dutiful
According to Helen, why is Miss Scatcherd severe with her?
She dislikes Helen’s faults
What is the main difference between Helen and Jane?
Jane wants to fight back at injustices, whereas Helen quietly accepts them
What do Helen’s words mean
“…degradation never too deeply disgusts me,ni Justice never crushes me too low: I live in calm, looking to the end”
She can calmly tolerate the sadness and injustices of her life because she knows she will be rewarded after death
What does Helen’s conversation with Jane reveal about the institution in which they live?
It denies people self- respect and individuality
Why does Jane strike up a conversation with Helen Burns?
Jane wants to discover Helen’s feelings about school
What is the main difference between Jane’s and Helen’s ideas about what makes a good student?
Helen feels she must endure severity in order to overcome her faults; Jane feels that she should not ever have to tolerate cruel or unjust treatment, even from a teacher
What is the meaning of the word “obscure”? How does Miss Scatcherd make it impossible for Burns to remain obscure?
Obscure in this context means not readily seen or to go unnoticed. Miss Scatcherd keeps calling on and addressing Burns, making it impossible for her to go unnoticed
Why do Helen’s thoughts not wander when Miss Temple is teaching her?
“…Miss Temple has generally something to say which is newer to me than my own reflections: her language is singularly agreeable to me, and the information she communicates is often just what I wished to gain.”
