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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the governess believe Flora will do if asked about the presence at the lake?
(a) Run away.
(b) Cry.
(c) Lie.
(d) Die.

2. What does the governess find when she returns to her room after her encounter in the hallway?
(a) Flora missing from bed.
(b) Peter Quint.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) Miles in front of her room.

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

4. What does the governess see when she looks out a window after waking to find Flora standing by the window?
(a) Mrs. Grose with the employer.
(b) Miles standing on the lawn, looking at the tower.
(c) Flora waving to her.
(d) Miss Jessel kissing Peter Quint.

5. What does the governess feel would better explain Peter Quint's appearance?
(a) Wages.
(b) Secrets and vices in his life.
(c) Heritage.
(d) Favorite alcoholic drink.

6. What does the governess do about Miles' expulsion in Chapter 9?
(a) Blames Flora.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Cries about it.
(d) Remains silent.

7. Who does the governess tell about Miles' expulsion?
(a) Miss Jessel.
(b) Mrs. Grose.
(c) Employer.
(d) Flora.

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

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

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

11. Who serves as the governess' confidant?
(a) Mrs. Grose.
(b) Flora.
(c) Miss Jessel.
(d) Employer.

12. What are Miles and Flora doing while the governess and Mrs. Grose talk in Chapter 11?
(a) Crying because they miss their parents.
(b) Hiding in the bushes.
(c) Walking the grounds as Miles reads to Flora.
(d) Listening to the governess' conversation.

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

14. What does the governess talk to Mrs. Grose about in Chapter 11?
(a) The children's education.
(b) Her love for the employer.
(c) The events of the previous night.
(d) Peter Quint and Miss Jessel's relationship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, who does the governess confide in about Miles' and Flora's odd behavior?

2. What are the governess' plans after Miles' holiday?

3. Why does the governess think Flora pretends not to see the presence at the lake?

4. What is the housekeeper's name?

5. How does the governess first feel about her new position?

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