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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does the governess first see the specter?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Last hour of daylight.

2. Who writes the original story?
(a) The governess.
(b) Narrator.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Douglas' sister.

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

4. What does the governess hear outside her door on the first night?
(a) Chains.
(b) Loud sobbing.
(c) Soft footstep.
(d) Scream.

5. How does Douglas know the governess?
(a) She is his sister.
(b) He marries her.
(c) She is his cousin.
(d) She is his sister's governess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends the governess a letter?

2. What does the governess think about Miles' expulsion when she first sees him?

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

4. How many days does it take for Douglas to receive the manuscript of the tale that he tells at the gathering in the introduction?

5. Who is the governess worried about after realizing the stranger is a ghost?

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