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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the governess say to Miles about the letter of expulsion in Chapter 4?
(a) Accuses him of stealing.
(b) Yells at him for being such a bad boy.
(c) Tells him he must choose a new school.
(d) Nothing.

2. What happens to the first governess?
(a) She died mysteriously.
(b) She quit.
(c) She married.
(d) She was fired.

3. Who does the governess share a room with?
(a) Miles.
(b) Miss Jessel.
(c) Flora.
(d) Mrs. Grose.

4. What is the title of the story that Douglas tells to the group in the introduction?
(a) The Governess' Tale.
(b) The Children.
(c) Turn of the Screw.
(d) Untitled.

5. What are the governess' plans after Miles' holiday?
(a) To argue with his school about expelling him.
(b) To send Miles to a new school.
(c) To quit her job.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, how does the governess view her charges?

3. Who plans to meet Miles on the carriage when he returns to Bly from school?

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

5. What does the governess hear outside her door on the first night?

(see the answer key)

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