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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Grose think about the male child?
(a) Remarkable.
(b) Evil.
(c) Boring.
(d) Stupid.

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

3. How does the narrator transcribe the story?
(a) From the recording he taped the day he heard the story.
(b) From his notes from interviewing the governess.
(c) From the original manuscript left to him upon Douglas' death.
(d) From his photographic memory.

4. What does the governess initially think of the childrens' behavior?
(a) Bad.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Scary.
(d) Good.

5. Who offers to tell a scary story about two children?
(a) Governess.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Mrs. Grose.
(d) Narrator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Grose say about Miles' expulsion?

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

4. What does the stranger do after staring at the governess?

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

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