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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters the dining room after the governess goes outside after seeing someone from the window?
(a) Miles.
(b) Flora.
(c) Miss Jessel.
(d) Mrs. Grose.

2. Where does the governess next feel a presence watching her and the children?
(a) From the tower.
(b) In the classroom.
(c) At the lake.
(d) In the dining room.

3. When the governess sees someone from the dining room in Chapter 4, what does this person do when the governess goes outside?
(a) Attack her.
(b) Disappear.
(c) Cry.
(d) Scream.

4. What does Mrs. Grose think about the governess' story about the stranger?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Trying to scare her.
(c) Believes her.
(d) Lying.

5. How does Douglas know the governess?
(a) She is his sister.
(b) She is his cousin.
(c) He marries her.
(d) She is his sister's governess.

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

7. In Chapter 4, why does the governess think Miles has been expelled?
(a) He is too innocent for the harsh world.
(b) He was cruel to other students.
(c) He was lying.
(d) He was stealing.

8. In Chapter 11, who does the governess confide in about Miles' and Flora's odd behavior?
(a) Miss Jessel.
(b) Mrs. Grose.
(c) Flora.
(d) Miles.

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

10. Who does the governess compare the stranger to?
(a) Miles.
(b) Luke.
(c) Employer.
(d) Nobody.

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

12. How many days does it take for Douglas to receive the manuscript of the tale that he tells at the gathering in the introduction?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 days.

13. Who does the governess see through the dining room window in Chapter 4?
(a) Miles.
(b) The stranger.
(c) Her employer.
(d) Mrs. Grose.

14. Why is the governess worried that she cannot save the children?
(a) Ghosts too strong.
(b) Already lost.
(c) Unaware of ghosts.
(d) Employer will prevent her.

15. Who offers to tell a scary story about two children?
(a) Narrator.
(b) Mrs. Grose.
(c) Douglas.
(d) Governess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miles' answer when Mrs. Grose confronts him about spending time with Peter Quint?

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

3. Who does the governess see in the hallway after sensing movement?

4. What does Mrs. Grose think about the male child?

5. What time does the governess first see the specter?

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