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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Grose think about the male child?
(a) Evil.
(b) Boring.
(c) Remarkable.
(d) Stupid.

3. 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 did not want to frighten the governess.
(b) She wanted to play a joke on the governess.
(c) She did not do it; someone else did.
(d) She was planning to run away.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the content of the letter the governess receives?

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

3. On what street does the governess meet her employer when she first obtains her position at Bly?

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

5. What does the governess do when she goes to the hall after sensing movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flora react to the supernatural presence at the lake, and how does the governess believe Flora will react to questioning about the ghosts at Bly?

2. How does the governess feel about herself and her attitude after seeing the stranger for the second time, and determining that he is the ghost of Peter Quint?

3. Describe the scene between the governess and Miss Jessel when the governess returns to Bly after her conversation in the graveyard with Miles.

4. What happens when Peter Quint appears at the window in the last chapter as the governess and Miles discuss Miles stealing the governess' letter to his uncle?

5. Describe Mrs. Grose's version of why Miles is bad.

6. How do the governess and Mrs. Grose get along?

7. How do the children and Mrs. Grose react to the governess' absence from church?

8. Describe how the governess comes to be in Miles' room.

9. How does the governess react when she senses movement in the hall one night?

10. Why does Miles say he stole the governess' letter to his uncle, and what does he do with it?

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