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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the children in relation to the governess' employer?
(a) Children.
(b) Step-children.
(c) Nephew and niece.
(d) Grandchildren.

2. Who writes the original story?
(a) Douglas.
(b) The governess.
(c) Narrator.
(d) Douglas' sister.

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

4. In Chapter 8, why does Mrs. Grose say Miles is bad?
(a) Fought.
(b) Stole.
(c) Lied.
(d) Spent time with Peter Quint.

5. Before going to church, why does the governess return to the house the evening after the morning that she misses church?
(a) She rips her skirt.
(b) She forgets her gloves.
(c) She sees a ghost.
(d) She forgets her hat.

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

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

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

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

10. When the governess hears noise in the hallway, what does the person that she finds do after seeing the governess?
(a) Cries.
(b) Attacks her.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Stares and disappears down the stairs.

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

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

13. How does the governess feel about the housekeeper's extreme happiness to see her?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Uncertain.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

14. 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.

15. Who plans to meet Miles on the carriage when he returns to Bly from school?
(a) The governess and Miss Jessel.
(b) The governess and Mrs. Grose.
(c) Mrs. Grose and Flora.
(d) The governess and Flora.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the governess describe the stranger to Mrs. Grose?

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

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

4. Who sends the governess a letter?

5. Why does Flora say she arranged her bed to appear that she was still in it while the governess was in the hallway?

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