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

2. What is the problem with the person Mrs. Grose identifies from the governess' description of the stranger?
(a) He wants to murder the children.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is Mrs. Grose's former lover.
(d) He lives far away.

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

4. Who does the governess think is playing a joke on her in the form of the stranger she sees while taking her walk?
(a) Mrs. Grose.
(b) The staff at Bly.
(c) Flora.
(d) Miles.

5. What does Mrs. Grose think about the governess' story about the stranger?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Lying.
(c) Trying to scare her.
(d) Believes her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the governess find when she returns to her room after her encounter in the hallway?

3. What is the title of the story that Douglas tells to the group in the introduction?

4. In Chapter 5, who does the governess confide in about seeing the strange man?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Miles do after Mrs. Grose and Flora leave, and how does the governess feel about it?

4. How do the governess, Mrs. Grose, and Flora each react to Miss Jessel's appearance at the lake on the evening that Flora sneaks away after dinner?

5. Describe the children's history that the employer tells the governess.

6. In Chapter 2, when the governess first questions Mrs. Grose after learning of Miles' expulsion, what does she learn about her predecessor?

7. When Flora sneaks away one night after dinner, where does the governess think Flora has disappeared to, and why?

8. How does the governess acquire her job?

9. Describe Peter Quint's activities on the evening that the governess senses movement in the halls.

10. Describe Mrs. Grose's ambiguous remarks about "him".

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