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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Miles' answer when Mrs. Grose confronts him about spending time with Peter Quint?
(a) Cried.
(b) Mind business.
(c) Denial.
(d) Admission.

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

4. How does the governess first feel about her new position?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Tired.
(c) Apprehensive.
(d) Terrified.

5. Who offers to tell a scary story about two children?
(a) Governess.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Mrs. Grose.
(d) Narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the governess share a room with?

2. What is the title of the story that Douglas tells to the group in the introduction?

3. When the governess receives her position at Bly, what is the odd request that her employer makes of her?

4. Who does the governess tell about Miles' expulsion?

5. In the introduction, what time of year is it when the group, which includes Douglas and the unnamed narrator, initially gather?

(see the answer key)

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