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Macmillan Readers Agnes Grey 1

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Agnes Grey Anne Brontë

A Before Reading1 Look at this picture from the book. What does it show, and what does it tell us about when the story

happens?

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2 Agnes Grey came from a poor family living in England at the time of the picture in question 1. Decide which of these statements might be true about her.

a Her father dies when she is a young woman.

b She gets a job in a bank.

c She works as a servant to rich families.

d She travels to France and Italy.

e She helps her mother to run a school.

f She marries a rich man and lives in a castle.

g She marries a poor vicar.

h She dies before she can get married.

Check your answers as you read.

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Macmillan Readers Agnes Grey 2

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B While Reading

3 Rosalie is interested in (and flirts with) a number of men before she gets married. Match the men with the descriptions.

1 Sir Thomas Ashby a Intelligent and interesting but not very rich

2 Mr Hatfield b Handsome and funny

3 Harry Meltham c Kind but poor

4 Sir Meltham d Old, rich and wicked

5 Mr Weston e Good-looking but too young

4 The following places are mentioned in the story. What happened in each one.

Place What happened there1 Wellwood House Agnes was governess to Tom and Mary Ann.2 Horton Lodge3 Horton church4 Nancy Brown’s cottage5 On the road from Horton church6 Paris, Rome, Naples, Switzerland, London7 Ashby Park8 Scarborough town

9 Scarborough beach

C After Reading

5 Agnes thinks a number of different things to herself through the book. Read each of them and say whether she was right or not, and why.

a How wonderful it would be to be a governess!

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b I could not control them. At least not without hitting them, or saying that I was going to hit them.

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c Mr Weston seemed such a sensitive, caring, thoughtful man. I felt very sorry for him because he had no mother, no father and no real home.

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d I hoped with all my heart that Rosalie would be happy with her new life.

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e The days when Mr Weston did not visit seemed long and very dull but I always had his next visit to look forward to.

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Macmillan Readers Agnes Grey 3

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6 This book says a lot about the life of a governess in 19th century England. Imagine that you live at that time and a friend has been offered a job as a governess. What advice would you give her? Write between 150 and 200 words.