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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What prevents the Bly household from attending church one Sunday morning?
(a) Rain.
(b) Ghosts appear.
(c) Mrs. Grose gets lost.
(d) Flora gets sick.

5. Who does Flora admit to seeing after the governess returns from her encounter in the hallway?
(a) Miss Jessel.
(b) No one.
(c) Peter Quint.
(d) Miles.

6. How does Mrs. Grose feel about the situation in Chapter 8?
(a) Wants to tell the employer.
(b) Believes the governess.
(c) Thinks the governess is a liar.
(d) Wants to beat the children.

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

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

9. How does the narrator transcribe the story?
(a) From the original manuscript left to him upon Douglas' death.
(b) From his notes from interviewing the governess.
(c) From the recording he taped the day he heard the story.
(d) From his photographic memory.

10. Why does Flora say she arranged her bed to appear that she was still in it while the governess was in the hallway?
(a) She was planning to run away.
(b) She did not do it; someone else did.
(c) She did not want to frighten the governess.
(d) She wanted to play a joke on the governess.

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

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

13. 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.

14. Where is the stranger standing when the governess first sees him during her favorite time of day?
(a) In her bedroom.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In the road.
(d) On the tower.

15. Who does the governess admit being taken by?
(a) Miss Jessel.
(b) Flora.
(c) Mrs. Grose.
(d) Employer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the governess feel about the housekeeper's extreme happiness to see her?

2. After hearing about Miles' expulsion, what does Mrs. Grose admit to the governess?

3. What does the governess say to Miles about the letter of expulsion in Chapter 4?

4. Who replaces the governess' predecessor immediately?

5. Who does the governess think is playing a joke on her in the form of the stranger she sees while taking her walk?

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