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

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

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

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

5. What happens to the first governess?
(a) She quit.
(b) She was fired.
(c) She died mysteriously.
(d) She married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the governess hear outside her door on the first night?

2. How does the narrator transcribe the story?

3. What does Mrs. Grose think about the male child?

4. What does seeing the children remind the governess of after she realizes that the children are aware of the ghosts?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how the governess views and treats the children.

3. Describe the problem that the governess has to deal with concerning Miles.

4. Describe Mrs. Grose's opinion about Miss Jessel and Peter Quint when the governess questions her about them.

5. How does Miles explain the governess finding him standing on the lawn in the middle of the night after she sees Peter Quint in the stairway?

6. What is the governess' reaction to seeing the man on the tower?

7. What does Mrs. Grose think about Miles and Flora's relationships with the ghosts?

8. After confiding in the housekeeper about the ghosts and Miles standing on the lawn, what does the governess think about Mrs. Grose?

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

10. What do the governess and Mrs. Grose find at the lake when they search for Flora?

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