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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. What does Mrs. Grose say about Miles' expulsion?
(a) She is glad.
(b) She does not believe the governess is telling the truth.
(c) He would never harm anyone.
(d) He is a very bad boy.

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

3. Who sends the governess a letter?
(a) Sweetheart.
(b) Miles.
(c) Parents.
(d) Employer.

4. Who does the governess think Peter Quint is after?
(a) Mrs. Grose.
(b) Miles.
(c) Employer.
(d) Flora.

5. What are the governess' plans after Miles' holiday?
(a) Nothing.
(b) To send Miles to a new school.
(c) To quit her job.
(d) To argue with his school about expelling him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Douglas know the governess?

2. What is the governess' favorite time of day?

3. What is the governess' primary goal in Chapter 8?

4. Who does the governess see in the hallway after sensing movement?

5. Who are the children in relation to the governess' employer?

Short Essay Questions

1. After seeing Peter Quint in the stairway and returning to her room to find Flora behind the window blind, what does the governess see from the window, and what does she think about it?

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

3. 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?

4. What does the governess think about Miles and Flora's relationships with the ghosts?

5. How does the governess view the children after becoming convinced that they are aware of the presence of ghosts at Bly?

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

7. How does the governess acquire her job?

8. What happens after the governess sees the stranger for the second time, as he stares through the dining room window?

9. The day after Flora disappears to the lake after dinner, why is Mrs. Grose fully convinced about the supernatural visitors at Bly even though she was unable to see Miss Jessel?

10. What does Miles discuss with the governess when she visits him in his room one evening?

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