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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the governess sees someone from the dining room in Chapter 4, what does this person do when the governess goes outside?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Attack her.
(c) Scream.
(d) Cry.

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

3. Who does the governess tell about Miles' expulsion?
(a) Employer.
(b) Mrs. Grose.
(c) Flora.
(d) Miss Jessel.

4. How does Mrs. Grose learn about the last governess' death?
(a) Police report.
(b) Finds body.
(c) Letter from employer.
(d) Miles tells her.

5. Who are the children in relation to the governess' employer?
(a) Nephew and niece.
(b) Grandchildren.
(c) Step-children.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the content of the letter the governess receives?

3. Who serves as the governess' confidant?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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