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

2. What time does the governess first see the specter?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) Last hour of daylight.

3. Who does the governess admit being taken by?
(a) Mrs. Grose.
(b) Flora.
(c) Miss Jessel.
(d) Employer.

4. What is Miles' response to the governess' question about why he went outside?
(a) He is ten years old.
(b) He wants to leave Bly.
(c) He wants her to think of him as bad.
(d) He wants a new friend.

5. What does the governess find when she returns to her room after her encounter in the hallway?
(a) Peter Quint.
(b) Flora missing from bed.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) Miles in front of her room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, who does the governess confide in about Miles' and Flora's odd behavior?

3. In Chapter 3, who does the governess pick up in the carriage?

4. In Chapter 8, why does Mrs. Grose say Miles is bad?

5. What is the reason the school provides for Miles' expulsion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Miles say he stole the governess' letter to his uncle, and what does he do with it?

2. How does Flora react to the supernatural presence at the lake, and how does the governess believe Flora will react to questioning about the ghosts at Bly?

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

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

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

6. Describe how the governess comes to be in Miles' room.

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

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

9. What is the governess' first impression of Miles?

10. 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?

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