WorksheetsThe Governess
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
In The Governess, what pay is Julia supposed to receive each month?
a)
10 rubles
b)
20 rubles
c)
40 rubles
d)
80 rubles
2.
Which group of words best describes Mistress in The Governess?
a)
suspicious, clever, charming
b)
shy, humble, ignorant
c)
unfeeling, manipulative, cruel
d)
intelligent, reasonable, helpful
3.
Which word is closest in meaning to the word guileless?
a)
strange
b)
innocent
c)
appropriate
d)
valuable
4.
If you think of yourself as inferior, other people will treat you as if you are.
a)
fearful
b)
unwilling to work
c)
low in status
d)
badly trained
5.
In The Governess, what does Julia do when Mistress gives her the rest of the money?
a)
She begins to cry
b)
She curtsies
c)
She gets angry
d)
She refuses it
6.
Why does Julia smile faintly at the end of The Governess?
a)
She thinks that Mistress has played a good joke on her
b)
She wants to tell the other servants what Mistress has done.
c)
She is glad that her interview with Mistress is almost over
d)
She knows that Mistress will never understand her
7.
Why do the stage directions in The Governess show Julia curtsying so often?
a)
The author wants to show that Julia has been brought up well.
b)
The author wants to show that Julia is very graceful.
c)
The author wants to show that Julia deeply respects Mistress.
d)
The author wants to show that Julia is Mistress's social inferior
8.
In The Governess, why do you think Julia does not protest more about what Mistress does to her?
a)
She thinks Mistress is right.
b)
She is afraid of losing her job.
c)
She is not very smart.
d)
She plans to quit later.
9.
What is the Governess mostly about?
a)
It deals with how people misunderstand kindness.
b)
It shows the great social divisions between the upper and lower classes.
c)
It highlights the difficulties of a governess's life.
d)
It illustrates the role of a governess in the nineteenth century.
10.
What conclusion can you draw from the fact that Julia keeps her head down in The Governess?
a)
She is afraid of Mistress.
b)
She does not see well.
c)
She is forbidden to look up.
d)
She is very shy.
11.
In The Governess, how does Mistress explain the purpose of cheating Julia?
a)
She says she wants to save money.
b)
She says she wants Julia to quit her job.
c)
She says Julia did not work hard.
d)
She says she wants to teach Julia a lesson.
12.
What does Mistress's "look of complete bafflement" at the end of The Governess reveal?
a)
It shows the lack of understanding between social classes.
b)
It shows Mistress's great anger at Julia.
c)
It shows Mistress's sensitive nature
d)
It shows that Mistress is confused about why Julia does not like her.
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