Question

Read the text below and answer the questions given:

Charlotte Brontë was born in Yorkshire, England on April 21, 1816. Because Charlotte’s mother died when Charlotte was five years old. Charlotte’s aunt, a devout Methodist, helped her brother-in-law raise his children. In 1824 Charlotte and three of her sisters – Anne, Elizabeth, and Emily – were sent to a school for clergymen’s daughters. When an outbreak of tuberculosis killed Maria and Elizabeth, Charlotte and Emily were brought home. Charlote became a teacher in 1835 but decided after several years to become a private governes instead. As aduts, Charlotte suggested that she and hers sisters Anne and Emily collaborate on a book of poems. The three sisters published under male pseudonyms: Charlotte’s was Curre Bell, while Emily and Anne wrote as Ellis and Acton Bell, respectively. When the poetry volume received little public notice, the sisters decided to work on separate novels but retained the same pseudonyms. Charlotte wrote Jane Eyre in 1847. The book, a critique of Victorian assumptions about gender and social class, became one of the most successful novels of its era, both critically and commercially.

1- Charlotte’s sisters _____ and _____ were also novelists. *

1 ponto

Anne / Charlotte

Emily / Charlotte

Anne / Emily

Ellis / Charlotte

2- Jane Eyre was written during the Victorian Age of ____ literature. *

1 ponto

American

British

Methodist

Charlotte

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Answer 1

Resposta:

1) C

2) B

Explicação:

1) Anne / Emily

2) British

Answer 2

Os dois exercícios tratam do texto sobre a autora do livro Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë.

1- O texto afirma que Charlotte sugeriu para suas irmãs Anne e Emily que as três escrevessem juntas um livro de poemas.  Como este livro recebeu pouca atenção do público, as irmãs decidiram trabalhar em romances separados.

Portanto, os espaços são corretamente preenchidos por Anne / Emily, conforme alternativa C. A frase completa e a sua tradução ficam assim:

Charlotte’s sisters Anne and Emily were also novelists.

(As irmãs de Charlotte, Anne e Emily, também eram romancistas).

2) Jane Eyre foi um livro escrito em 1847, com crítica aos pressupostos vitorianos sobre gênero e classe social. Tornou-se um dos romances de maior sucesso de sua época, tanto crítica quanto comercialmente.

A era vitoriana recebeu este nome graças ao reinado da rainha Vitória no Séc. XIX, no Reino Unido. Portanto, trata-se da literatura britânica, conforme a alternativa B) British.

Assim, a frase completa e a sua tradução são:

Jane Eyre was written during the Victorian Age of British literature.

(Jane Eyre foi escrita durante a era vitoriana da literatura britânica).

Espero ter ajudado!