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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose fate does the governess question Mrs. Grose about?
(a) Flora.
(b) Peter Quint.
(c) Miles.
(d) Miss Jessel.

2. What does the governess do about her suspicions concerning the ghosts?
(a) Tell her employer.
(b) Write to her parents.
(c) Ask the children.
(d) Keep them to herself.

3. How does Mrs. Grose feel about the situation in Chapter 8?
(a) Thinks the governess is a liar.
(b) Wants to tell the employer.
(c) Wants to beat the children.
(d) Believes the governess.

4. What are Miles and Flora doing while the governess and Mrs. Grose talk in Chapter 11?
(a) Walking the grounds as Miles reads to Flora.
(b) Crying because they miss their parents.
(c) Listening to the governess' conversation.
(d) Hiding in the bushes.

5. What does the governess talk to Mrs. Grose about in Chapter 11?
(a) Her love for the employer.
(b) The events of the previous night.
(c) Peter Quint and Miss Jessel's relationship.
(d) The children's education.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Mrs. Grose say Miles is bad?

2. Who does Mrs. Grose claim to be referring to when she says "he" prefers them young and pretty?

3. What is Miles' answer when Mrs. Grose confronts him about spending time with Peter Quint?

4. After hearing about Miles' expulsion, what does Mrs. Grose admit to the governess?

5. What is the reason the school provides for Miles' expulsion?

(see the answer key)

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