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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the governess receives her position at Bly, what is the odd request that her employer makes of her?
(a) To find a husband for Flora.
(b) To never marry.
(c) To write daily.
(d) Not to contact him for any reason.

2. How does the governess plan to save Miles?
(a) By isolating him from others.
(b) By challenging his character in order to reach his extraordinary intelligence.
(c) By informing her employer about everything going on at Bly.
(d) By confronting him about the ghosts.

3. Who does the governess believe the presence at the lake is?
(a) Miss Jessel.
(b) Peter Quint.
(c) The children's mother.
(d) The children's father.

4. Where does the governess think Flora is?
(a) In the classroom.
(b) In her bed.
(c) At the lake.
(d) At her uncle's house.

5. When the governess returns to the house, what does she do?
(a) Pack her bags and leave.
(b) Change clothes.
(c) Write a letter to her employer.
(d) Sit on the steps with her head in her hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miles claim the governess stays at Bly after Mrs. Grose and Flora leave?

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

3. Where is the governess' predecessor when she dies?

4. What happens after the governess asks Flora about Miss Jessel?

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

(see the answer key)

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