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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the governess feel would better explain Peter Quint's appearance?
(a) Heritage.
(b) Secrets and vices in his life.
(c) Wages.
(d) Favorite alcoholic drink.

2. Who does the governess think is playing a joke on her in the form of the stranger she sees while taking her walk?
(a) Flora.
(b) Miles.
(c) Mrs. Grose.
(d) The staff at Bly.

3. What is the reason the school provides for Miles' expulsion?
(a) He steals letters.
(b) He is an injury to others.
(c) He uses bad language.
(d) He fights a lot.

4. Where is the governess' predecessor when she dies?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) At Bly.
(c) On her way to church.
(d) On a short holiday.

5. What does the stranger do after staring at the governess?
(a) Talks to the governess.
(b) Leave the tower.
(c) Disappears in a puff of smoke.
(d) Falls from the tower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the governess think of the younger child when they first meet?

2. When the governess sees someone from the dining room in Chapter 4, what does this person do when the governess goes outside?

3. In retrospect, what amazes the governess about her thoughts after Miles returns to Bly?

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

5. Whose fate does the governess question Mrs. Grose about?

(see the answer key)

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