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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the housekeeper's name?
(a) Mrs. Grose.
(b) Mrs. Quint.
(c) Mrs. Genes.
(d) Mrs. Gray.

2. In Chapter 5, who does the governess confide in about seeing the strange man?
(a) Miles.
(b) Mrs. Grose.
(c) Flora.
(d) Miss Jessel.

3. In the introduction, what time of year is it when the group, which includes Douglas and the unnamed narrator, initially gather?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Narrator's Birthday.

4. How does the narrator transcribe the story?
(a) From the original manuscript left to him upon Douglas' death.
(b) From the recording he taped the day he heard the story.
(c) From his photographic memory.
(d) From his notes from interviewing the governess.

5. What does the governess think of the younger child when they first meet?
(a) Frightening and possessed.
(b) Clean but secretive.
(c) Charming and beautiful.
(d) Ugly and mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the governess' plans after Miles' holiday?

2. What does the governess believe Flora will do if asked about the presence at the lake?

3. How does the governess first feel about her new position?

4. What prevents the Bly household from attending church one Sunday morning?

5. What is the name of the estate where the governess works?

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