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It's exam season. In a spirit of solidarity with frazzled school children, the Magazine is inviting readers to see how they would fare in a series of curriculum tests. Questions are of a GCSE standard and supplied by BBC Bitesize. This week it's English Literature. Turn over your papers now.It's exam season. In a spirit of solidarity with frazzled school children, the Magazine is inviting readers to see how they would fare in a series of curriculum tests. Questions are of a GCSE standard and supplied by BBC Bitesize. This week it's English Literature. Turn over your papers now.
1.) GCSE English Literature Quiz1.) GCSE English Literature Quiz
In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, what does Mr Brocklehurst accuse Jane of when he visits Lowood school?In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, what does Mr Brocklehurst accuse Jane of when he visits Lowood school?
  1. Laziness
  2. Stealing
  3. Lying
  1. Laziness
  2. Stealing
  3. Lying
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Mr Brocklehurst is a clergyman who runs the charity institution, where Jane is a pupil. Visiting for an inspection, he has her placed on a tall stool before the school after she accidentally breaks her slate. He accuses her of being a liar, an accusation she is later cleared of.Click NEXT to continue.Mr Brocklehurst is a clergyman who runs the charity institution, where Jane is a pupil. Visiting for an inspection, he has her placed on a tall stool before the school after she accidentally breaks her slate. He accuses her of being a liar, an accusation she is later cleared of.Click NEXT to continue.
2.) GCSE English Literature Quiz2.) GCSE English Literature Quiz
In Shakespeare's Macbeth who was "untimely ripped" from his mother's womb?In Shakespeare's Macbeth who was "untimely ripped" from his mother's womb?
  1. Macbeth
  2. Macduff
  3. Duncan
  1. Macbeth
  2. Macduff
  3. Duncan
3.) GCSE English Literature Quiz3.) GCSE English Literature Quiz
In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mocking Bird, who tells Scout: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mocking Bird, who tells Scout: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
  1. Atticus Finch
  2. Tom Robinson
  3. Calpurnia
  1. Atticus Finch
  2. Tom Robinson
  3. Calpurnia
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Learning about other people in order to learn tolerance is one of the most important lessons of the novel. Atticus explains it to Scout after her first day at school when she got into trouble with her new teacher, but it rings true throughout. Click NEXT to continue.Learning about other people in order to learn tolerance is one of the most important lessons of the novel. Atticus explains it to Scout after her first day at school when she got into trouble with her new teacher, but it rings true throughout. Click NEXT to continue.
4.) GCSE English Literature Quiz4.) GCSE English Literature Quiz
Juliet is the *Juliet is the *
  1. Stars
  2. Moon
  3. Sun
  1. Stars
  2. Moon
  3. Sun
5.) GCSE English Literature Quiz5.) GCSE English Literature Quiz
In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men what is the significance of the killing of Candy's dog?In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men what is the significance of the killing of Candy's dog?
  1. It introduces the idea of death
  2. It makes us feel sorry for Candy
  3. It hints that George will kill Lennie
  1. It introduces the idea of death
  2. It makes us feel sorry for Candy
  3. It hints that George will kill Lennie
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Candy's dog was shot humanely to prevent it suffering. Lennie is shot humanely by George to prevent him suffering at the hands of Curley. Candy later regrets he didn't have the strength of mind to kill the dog himself, but George is strong enough to kill Lennie kindly and save him from misery.Click NEXT to continue.Candy's dog was shot humanely to prevent it suffering. Lennie is shot humanely by George to prevent him suffering at the hands of Curley. Candy later regrets he didn't have the strength of mind to kill the dog himself, but George is strong enough to kill Lennie kindly and save him from misery.Click NEXT to continue.
6.) GCSE English Literature Quiz6.) GCSE English Literature Quiz
Which of these quotations from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is an example of malapropism?Which of these quotations from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is an example of malapropism?
  1. "I would eat his heart in the market-place"
  2. "Is our whole dissembly appeared?"
  3. "Civil as an orange"
  1. "I would eat his heart in the market-place"
  2. "Is our whole dissembly appeared?"
  3. "Civil as an orange"
7.) GCSE English Literature Quiz7.) GCSE English Literature Quiz
In his poem The Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, writes: "Volleyed and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell." Why does he use such violent verbs?In his poem The Charge of the Light Brigade, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, writes: "Volleyed and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell." Why does he use such violent verbs?
  1. To reinforce the danger faced by soldiers
  2. To reinforce the anger of soldiers
  3. To reinforce the noise of battle
  1. To reinforce the danger faced by soldiers
  2. To reinforce the anger of soldiers
  3. To reinforce the noise of battle
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  1. He accuses her of lying.
  2. It was Macduff and means he was born by Caesarean section.
  3. It's her father Atticus Finch.
  4. It's: "Juliet is the sun."
  5. It hints that George will kill Lennie.
  6. It's: "Is our whole dissembly appeared?" A malapropismis is the use of a word in mistake for one sounding similar. Dogberry meant to say "assembly" instead of "dissembly".
  7. He uses the verbs to reinforce the danger faced by the soldiers.
  1. He accuses her of lying.
  2. It was Macduff and means he was born by Caesarean section.
  3. It's her father Atticus Finch.
  4. It's: "Juliet is the sun."
  5. It hints that George will kill Lennie.
  6. It's: "Is our whole dissembly appeared?" A malapropismis is the use of a word in mistake for one sounding similar. Dogberry meant to say "assembly" instead of "dissembly".
  7. He uses the verbs to reinforce the danger faced by the soldiers.
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