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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the governess' favorite time of day?
(a) Midnight.
(b) The last hour of daylight after the children are retired.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Bedtime.

2. Who does Mrs. Grose claim to be referring to when she says "he" prefers them young and pretty?
(a) Luke.
(b) Employer.
(c) Peter Quint.
(d) Miles.

3. What does the governess do about Miles' expulsion in Chapter 9?
(a) Remains silent.
(b) Blames Flora.
(c) Cries about it.
(d) Yells at him.

4. What does Mrs. Grose think about the governess' hypothesis?
(a) She thinks the governess is crazy.
(b) She disbelieves that a child can take the boat and hide it.
(c) She decides to return to Bly.
(d) She believes the governess.

5. What does the governess do when she goes to the hall after sensing movement?
(a) Lock the door from the outside.
(b) Run away from Bly.
(c) Wake Flora.
(d) Summon Mrs. Grose.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the governess returns to the house, what does she do?

2. What does Flora complain about when the governess returns to her room after her encounter in the hallway?

3. What is the problem with the person Mrs. Grose identifies from the governess' description of the stranger?

4. In Chapter 15, what fear does the governess believe Miles sees in her?

5. How does the governess justify her theory?

(see the answer key)

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