The Governess

In The Governess, what pay is Julia supposed to receive each month?

• 10 rubles

• 20 rubles

• 40 rubles

• 80 rubles 

Why does Julia smile faintly at the end of The Governess?

• She thinks that Mistress has played a good joke on her

• She wants to tell the other servants what Mistress has done.

• She is glad that her interview with Mistress is almost over

• She knows that Mistress will never understand her

Why do the stage directions in The Governess show Julia curtsying so often?

• The author wants to show that Julia has been brought up well.

• The author wants to show that Julia is very graceful.

• The author wants to show that Julia deeply respects Mistress.

• The author wants to show that Julia is Mistress's social inferior

In The Governess, why do you think Julia does not protest more about what Mistress does to her?

• She thinks Mistress is right.

• She is afraid of losing her job.

• She is not very smart.

• She plans to quit later.

In The Governess, how does Mistress explain the purpose of cheating Julia? 

• She says she wants to save money.

•  She says she wants Julia to quit her job. 

• She says Julia did not work hard.

• She says she wants to teach Julia a lesson.

What does Mistress's "look of complete bafflement" at the end of The Governess reveal? 

• It shows the lack of understanding between social classes.

• It shows Mistress's great anger at Julia.

• It shows Mistress's sensitive nature

• It shows that Mistress is confused about why Julia does not like her.

Which group of words best describes Mistress in The Governess?

• suspicious, clever, charming 

• shy, humble, ignorant 

• unfeeling, manipulative, cruel 

• intelligent, reasonable, helpful 

In The Governess, what does Julia do when Mistress gives her the rest of the money? 

• She begins to cry

• She curtsies

• She gets angry

• She refuses it

What is the Governess mostly about?

• It deals with how people misunderstand kindness.

•  It shows the great social divisions between the upper and lower classes.

• It highlights the difficulties of a governess's life.

• It illustrates the role of a governess in the nineteenth century.

What conclusion can you draw from the fact that Julia keeps her head down in The Governess?

• She is afraid of Mistress.

• She does not see well. 

• She is forbidden to look up. 

• She is very shy.