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Who was Miss Jessel?
The previous governess of Bly
100
What does the sound of the flies symbolize?
Evil
100
Where did the governess first spot Peter Quint?
On top of the tower
100
Who said, "You look white as a sheet. You look awful."
Mrs. Grose
100
Why did the governess believe that she had to protect the children?
She thought that Peter Quint and Miss Jessel were trying to possess them
200
Who/what was Peter Quint? (What was his title?)
The master's personal valet
200
True or False? Miles was sent home from school because he was a thief?
False
200
Where does the governess tell Mrs. Grose to take Flora when she was ill?
London
200
Who said, "They're not mine-they're not ours. They're his and they're hers!" Of whom is she referencing?
The governess and the ghosts, Miss Jessel and Peter Quint
200
After he steals the governess's letter to the uncle, what does Miles do with it?
He burns it
300
What is the governess's relationship to Douglas?
She was his sister's governess
300
True or False? When the governess writes about her encounters with the ghosts on paper, she believes that it is 100% real?
True
300
True or False? The governess and Mrs. Grose find Flora in her room after she had wandered off on her own?
False
300
Who said, "It was I who blew it, dear!"?
Miles
300
Who's heart stopped beating at the end of the book?
Miles
400
DAILY DOUBLE!! Any team may answer this question. Write down your answer and a wager of points on the provided paper. If the answer is wrong you will lose the points, if the answer is correct you will keep your wagered points plus 400 points. How did Peter Quint die? Who found him dead?
He slipped and fell on the ice and hit his head. Miles found him dead
400
What does the candlelight being blown out represent?
The presence of a ghost, Peter Quint.
400
Where was the governess when she made up her mind that she would stay after she saw Miss Jessel?
In the School room
400
Of whom is the governess speaking to in this quote: "Where, my pet, is Miss Jessel?" Can you recall what scene this is? (HINT: End of chapter 19)
Flora. She finally confronts Flora about Miss Jessel by the second encounter at the lake
400
Why did Mrs. Grose take Flora to London? (2 reasons)
She was sick and was requested to leave the governess and Miles alone.
500
Who was Luke?
A servant at Bly who is expected to deliver the governess’s letter to the children’s uncle
500
What does the conspiring, lying, and deceiving from the children symbolize?
Corruption of Innoncence
500
Where is Bly located?
Essex
500
Who is the governess speaking about in this quote? "As she stood there, holding tight to our, her incomparable childish beauty had suddenly failed, had quite vanished...she was hideously hard; she had turned common and almost ugly."
Flora
500
DAILY DOUBLE!! Any team may answer this question. Write down your answer and a wager of points on the provided paper. If the answer is wrong you will lose the points, if the answer is correct you will keep your wagered points plus 500 points. In what two ways can this quote be interpreted? "Peter Quint--you devil!"
The governess takes Miles to mean that he has finally felt the presence of Peter Quint and is speaking directly to him calling him a devil. OR Miles is terrified and fed up with the governess and answers her question and calls her a devil.