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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sends the governess a letter?
(a) Parents.
(b) Miles.
(c) Sweetheart.
(d) Employer.

2. Who does the governess first think the stranger is?
(a) Miles.
(b) The man of her imagination.
(c) Luke.
(d) Peter Quint.

3. What is the problem with the person Mrs. Grose identifies from the governess' description of the stranger?
(a) He lives far away.
(b) He is Mrs. Grose's former lover.
(c) He wants to murder the children.
(d) He is dead.

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

5. Why does the governess say she did this?
(a) To save the children.
(b) To buy a new dress.
(c) To talk with Miss Jessel.
(d) To leave Bly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator transcribe the story?

2. What happens to the first governess?

3. Who are the children in relation to the governess' employer?

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

(see the answer key)

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