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

2. What is Miles' answer when Mrs. Grose confronts him about spending time with Peter Quint?
(a) Admission.
(b) Mind business.
(c) Cried.
(d) Denial.

3. In Chapter 3, who does the governess pick up in the carriage?
(a) Mrs. Grose.
(b) Flora.
(c) Miss Jessel.
(d) Miles.

4. Who does the governess first think the stranger is?
(a) The man of her imagination.
(b) Peter Quint.
(c) Miles.
(d) Luke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the governess cry to Mrs. Grose after she feels the presence watching her and the children?

2. What is the male child's name?

3. Whose fate does the governess question Mrs. Grose about?

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

5. What does the governess think about Miles the first time she sees him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the governess tell Miles she stayed at Bly after sending Mrs. Grose and Flora to her employer?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Explain the governess' afterthoughts about first seeing the stranger on the tower while taking her evening walk.

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

9. How does Mrs. Grose respond to the accusations against Miles?

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

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