ASSIGNMENT STAAR BLITZ, DAY 2 English I Today Use the text to answer the following questions. Excerpt from Jane Eyre: Life at Lowood 1 (JOHN REED appears, followed by his sisters, GEORGIANA and ELIZA. They are sneaking up on YOUNG JANE.) 2 JANE: My cousin, John Reed, bullied and punished me; not two or three times a week, but every moment he was out of his mother's sight. He should have been away to school, but my aunt claimed he must remain at home due to his delicate health. I feared him with every nerve in my body. 3 JOHN: What now, Madam Mope? 4 YOUNG JANE: What do you want? 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 JOHN: Say "What do you want, Master Reed?" YOUNG JANE: What do you want, Master Reed. JOHN: I want you to come here! (He thrust his tongue out at her as far as possible without damaging the roots.) JANE: (as YOUNG JANE slowly walks toward JOHN) | knew he would soon strike, and while dreading the blow, I mused on his disgusting and ugly appearance. I'm sure he read the notion on my face. JOHN: (striking YOUNG JANE hard across the face) That is for the look you just had in your eyes! (He snatches YOUNG JANE's book) How dare you steal MY book-you are a dependent. Mama says! You have no money; your father left you none; you ought to be a beggar and not live here with gentlemen's children like us. Isn't that right? Georgie? Liza? GEORGIANA: She's a horrid orphan. ELIZA: For nine years a guest in our home! JOHN: I'll teach you to rummage through my shelves! Everything in this house belongs to me or will do in a few years' time. I'll teach you. (He strikes her hard with the book. She falls to the ground.) YOUNG JANE: Wicked and cruel boy! You are like a murderer-a slave driver-you are like the Roman emperors! (John is shocked and speechless for a moment.) LOWMAN EDUCATION LLC 1. Which quotation from the scene best reveals John's reason for being harsh with Young Jane? A. JOHN: What now, Madam Mope? (line 3) B. JOHN: Say "What do you want, Master Reed?" (line 6) C. JOHN: I want you to come here! (He thrust his tongue out at her as far as possible without damaging the roots.) (line 7) D. JOHN: You have no money; your father left you none; you ought to be a beggar and not live here with gentlemen's children like us. (line 9) 2. The dialogue in lines 3 through 13 reveals - A. John's cruelty and Young Jane's innocence B. John's sensibility and Young Jane's irrationality C. John's pessimism and Young Jane's optimism D. John's sarcasm and Young Jane's sincerity 3. Read lines 10 and 11. GEORGIANA: She's a horrid orphan. ELIZA: For nine years a guest in our home! What do these lines suggest about Georgiana and Eliza? A. They are responsible for the way John treats Young Jane. B. They agree with the way John treats Young Jane and are also harsh with her. C. They are hospitable to Young Jane and welcome her as a guest. D. They disagree with the way John treats Young Jane and stand up for her. 4. Read line 13. YOUNG JANE: Wicked and cruel boy! You are like a murderer a slave driver-you are like the Roman emperors! What does Young Jane's reaction in line 13 of the play suggest about how she feels concerning John's actions? A. John is ambitious. B. John is discouraged. C. John is malicious. D. John is confused. wh in stow
