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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the governess first feel about her new position?
(a) Tired.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Apprehensive.
(d) Thrilled.

2. Before going to church, why does the governess return to the house the evening after the morning that she misses church?
(a) She rips her skirt.
(b) She sees a ghost.
(c) She forgets her hat.
(d) She forgets her gloves.

3. What does the governess think about Miles' expulsion when she first sees him?
(a) He probably did something very bad.
(b) It is a joke.
(c) He does not deserve it.
(d) Miles forged the letter because he hates school.

4. What does the stranger do after staring at the governess?
(a) Leave the tower.
(b) Disappears in a puff of smoke.
(c) Talks to the governess.
(d) Falls from the tower.

5. What does the governess say to Miles about the letter of expulsion in Chapter 4?
(a) Yells at him for being such a bad boy.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Tells him he must choose a new school.
(d) Accuses him of stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the governess tell about the stranger she sees while taking her walk?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Mrs. Grose say Miles is bad?

3. How does Mrs. Grose feel about the situation in Chapter 8?

4. What does the governess do about Miles' expulsion in Chapter 9?

5. What is the male child's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flora sneak away from the governess after dinner one night?

2. What does the governess think about Miles and Flora's relationships with the ghosts?

3. How does Flora react when the governess accuses her of seeing Miss Jessel at the lake on the evening that Flora sneaks away after dinner?

4. Explain the governess' afterthoughts about first seeing the stranger on the tower while taking her evening walk.

5. After seeing Peter Quint in the stairway and returning to her room to find Flora behind the window blind, what does the governess see from the window, and what does she think about it?

6. The day after Flora disappears to the lake after dinner, why is Mrs. Grose fully convinced about the supernatural visitors at Bly even though she was unable to see Miss Jessel?

7. What does the governess believe Miles will do after their conversation about him returning to school?

8. What does Mrs. Grose think about Miles and Flora's relationships with the ghosts?

9. How does Mrs. Grose respond to the accusations against Miles?

10. Describe how the governess retrospectively views the period immediately after Miles' arrival at Bly.

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