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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the male child's name?
(a) Milo.
(b) Nick.
(c) Miles.
(d) Mike.

2. What is the name of the estate where the governess works?
(a) Bly.
(b) Udolpho.
(c) Castlebrook.
(d) Northanger Abbey.

3. Whose fate does the governess question Mrs. Grose about?
(a) Miss Jessel.
(b) Peter Quint.
(c) Miles.
(d) Flora.

4. On what street does the governess meet her employer when she first obtains her position at Bly?
(a) Johnson Avenue.
(b) Davidson Court.
(c) Harley Street.
(d) Harrison Circle.

5. Who does the governess believe the presence at the lake is?
(a) Miss Jessel.
(b) The children's mother.
(c) The children's father.
(d) Peter Quint.

6. How does Flora react to the presence that watches the governess and the children?
(a) Exaggerates her play.
(b) Admits to seeing ghosts.
(c) No response.
(d) Cries.

7. What does the governess hear outside her door on the first night?
(a) Chains.
(b) Loud sobbing.
(c) Scream.
(d) Soft footstep.

8. When the governess receives her position at Bly, what is the odd request that her employer makes of her?
(a) To write daily.
(b) To find a husband for Flora.
(c) To never marry.
(d) Not to contact him for any reason.

9. Where is the governess' predecessor when she dies?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) On a short holiday.
(c) At Bly.
(d) On her way to church.

10. Who does the governess think is playing a joke on her in the form of the stranger she sees while taking her walk?
(a) Miles.
(b) Mrs. Grose.
(c) The staff at Bly.
(d) Flora.

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

12. What does the governess do about the children in Chapter 9?
(a) Send them to their uncle.
(b) Watch them closely.
(c) Scold them.
(d) Ask them about the ghosts.

13. What is Mrs. Grose's reaction upon the governess' return to Bly after the governess sees the stranger?
(a) Fear.
(b) Relief.
(c) Anger.
(d) Indifference.

14. What is the title of the story that Douglas tells to the group in the introduction?
(a) Turn of the Screw.
(b) The Children.
(c) The Governess' Tale.
(d) Untitled.

15. How do the children respond to their lessons in Chapter 9?
(a) Fail.
(b) Confused.
(c) Refuse to do them.
(d) Excel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the governess hears noise in the hallway, what does the person that she finds do after seeing the governess?

2. How does Douglas know the governess?

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

4. Who does the governess believe the stranger is?

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

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