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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the governess describe the stranger to Mrs. Grose?
(a) Sad.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Handsome.

3. Who does the governess believe the stranger is?
(a) Miles.
(b) A trespasser.
(c) Peter Quint.
(d) Luke.

4. What does the stranger do after staring at the governess?
(a) Leave the tower.
(b) Falls from the tower.
(c) Disappears in a puff of smoke.
(d) Talks to the governess.

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

6. What is the content of the letter the governess receives?
(a) Offers a raise in pay.
(b) Miles' expulsion.
(c) Tells the governess she is fired.
(d) Marriage proposal.

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

8. In Chapter 3, who does the governess pick up in the carriage?
(a) Mrs. Grose.
(b) Flora.
(c) Miss Jessel.
(d) Miles.

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

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

11. Why does the governess feel that Miles has her trapped in Chapter 11?
(a) She cannot get away from Bly.
(b) She cannot quit her job.
(c) She cannot be the first to mention the ghosts.
(d) She cannot speak to the employer.

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

13. What is Miles' response to the governess' question about why he went outside?
(a) He wants her to think of him as bad.
(b) He wants a new friend.
(c) He wants to leave Bly.
(d) He is ten years old.

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

15. What does the governess think about Miles the first time she sees him?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Demonic.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Mischievous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Grose say about Miles' expulsion?

2. What are Miles and Flora doing while the governess and Mrs. Grose talk in Chapter 11?

3. Who does Flora admit to seeing after the governess returns from her encounter in the hallway?

4. Who does the governess first think the stranger is?

5. What else is included in the letter the governess receives?

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