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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 Mrs. Grose want to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Call the priest to banish the ghosts.
(b) Request that the master take the children away.
(c) Write a letter to the children's parents.
(d) Leave Bly.

2. What does the governess hear outside her door on the first night?
(a) Scream.
(b) Soft footstep.
(c) Chains.
(d) Loud sobbing.

3. How does the governess feel about the housekeeper's extreme happiness to see her?
(a) Happy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Angry.

4. After hearing about Miles' expulsion, what does Mrs. Grose admit to the governess?
(a) Mrs. Grose sees dead people.
(b) Mrs. Grose is in love with her employer.
(c) Miles is bad.
(d) Miles is dangerous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introduction, what time of year is it when the group, which includes Douglas and the unnamed narrator, initially gather?

2. Who does Mrs. Grose claim to be referring to when she says "he" prefers them young and pretty?

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

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

5. Who does the governess admit being taken by?

(see the answer key)

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