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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Flora admit to seeing after the governess returns from her encounter in the hallway?
(a) Miles.
(b) Miss Jessel.
(c) Peter Quint.
(d) No one.

2. What does Miles ask the governess in Chapter 14?
(a) Why Peter Quint cannot be his friend.
(b) When the governess is leaving.
(c) When his parents are coming back.
(d) When he can return to school.

3. How does the governess believe Miles will use her fear?
(a) To make her quit.
(b) To obtain his freedom.
(c) To cause her death.
(d) To contact Peter Quint.

4. What does the governess think about Miles' expulsion when she first sees him?
(a) Miles forged the letter because he hates school.
(b) He does not deserve it.
(c) It is a joke.
(d) He probably did something very bad.

5. What does the governess tell Mrs. Grose she did instead of attending church?
(a) Visit her employer.
(b) Return to the house.
(c) Go shopping.
(d) Pack her bags.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ominous statement does Miles leave the governess with before they separate the evening that she finds him on the lawn?

2. Why is the governess worried that she cannot save the children?

3. How does Mrs. Grose feel about the situation in Chapter 8?

4. What does the governess see in the schoolroom?

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

(see the answer key)

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