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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Flora do when she is found?
(a) Pluck a dead fern.
(b) Hide in the bushes.
(c) Scream at her governess.
(d) Run away.

2. What is the governess' favorite time of day?
(a) The last hour of daylight after the children are retired.
(b) Bedtime.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Midnight.

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

4. What do the governess and children avoid mentioning?
(a) The children's parents.
(b) The ghosts.
(c) The employer.
(d) Mrs. Grose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the governess say she did this?

2. What does Mrs. Grose want to do in Chapter 12?

3. How does the governess first feel about her new position?

4. What is the governess' primary goal in Chapter 8?

5. Who does the governess walk beside on the way to church?

(see the answer key)

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