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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 say to Miles about the letter of expulsion in Chapter 4?
(a) Yells at him for being such a bad boy.
(b) Accuses him of stealing.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Tells him he must choose a new school.

2. What does the governess do about the children in Chapter 9?
(a) Scold them.
(b) Send them to their uncle.
(c) Ask them about the ghosts.
(d) Watch them closely.

3. Who does the governess believe the presence at the lake is?
(a) Peter Quint.
(b) The children's mother.
(c) Miss Jessel.
(d) The children's father.

4. What is the content of the letter the governess receives?
(a) Offers a raise in pay.
(b) Tells the governess she is fired.
(c) Marriage proposal.
(d) Miles' expulsion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Grose learn about the last governess' death?

3. What time does the governess first see the specter?

4. Where is the stranger standing when the governess first sees him during her favorite time of day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the second time that the governess sees the stranger.

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

3. Describe the governess' initial opinion of Bly.

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

5. The morning after the governess' conversation with Miles in his room, what does Mrs. Grose ask the governess, and what does the governess hide?

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

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

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

9. Describe how the governess retrospectively views the period immediately after Miles' arrival at Bly.

10. What happens when the governess returns to her bedroom after seeing Peter Quint in the stairway?

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