How is “Jane Eyre” different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels ?

Related Mcqs:

Which of the following best explains the treatment of the heroine in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?

A. The heroine’s fantasies about the castle are combined with her fear of violation. B. She is excluded from the novel’s violent disturbances. C. She is excluded from the general sense of isolation in the novel. D. The heroine is robbed of psychological complexity by focusing only on horror....

How does Frankenstein’s monster learn about the Garden of Eden ?

A. He reads the Bible. B. He is taught by Victor about the Bible. C. He reads Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” D. He listens outside church services....

Which of the following terms is traditionally associated with the male Gothic ?

A. Body transformation B. Horror C. Terror D. The uncanny...

Which of the following best describes how the novel “Frankenstein” is understood by critics ?

A. As a commentary on Victorian England B. As an apolitical horror story C. As a novel ghostwritten by Perce Shelley D. As an exploration on the effects of science on humanity...

“It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.” How does this opening sentence of Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” NOT immediately suggest the Gothic ?

A. The reference to ancestral halls B. The uncommon nature of the event C. The first-person narrator D. The dichotomy between the concepts of ordinary and estate...