The Governess
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which stage direction in The Governess provides important information about Mistress?
[She stops before the desk and curtsies.]
[She puts the pile of coins on the desk.]
[She writes in the book.]
[...a look of complete bafflement on her face.]
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do you learn from these stage directions in The Governess?
[The faintest trace of a smile on her lips]
Julia is suddenly very happy
Julia knows something Mistress doesn't know
Julia has made an important decision
Julia is thinking about someone she loves.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The fact that Julia keeps her head down is important to the play because it shows that she--.
She has trouble with her vision.
She is lonely and afraid.
She has been forbidden to look up.
She is shy and knows her position as a governess.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
From which statement in The Governess could you conclude that the Mistress is self-important?
"I didn't bother making a note of it because I always do it."
"Maybe you thought you heard forty when I said thirty."
"I excelled in mathematics. He gets that from his mother."
"The saucer was an heirloom. It cost much more, but let it go."
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the major difference between the originial "The Ninny" and the adaptation The Governess?
The employer is a man in "The Ninny" and a woman in The Governess
Yulia in "The Ninny" is more emotional than Julia in The Governess
Yulia cares for two children while Juila has only one.
"The Ninny" occurs in Russia while The Governess takes place in America.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do Yulia's protests in "The Ninny" differ from Julia's protests in The Governess?
Julia does not object to what her employer is saying at all.
Yulia objects more to what her employer is saying.
Julia objects more to what her employer is saying.
Yulia cries more as she objects to what her employer is saying.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After the governess says thank you in both selections, how are the reactions of the employers similar?
They both ask the governess why she is a ninny
They both ask the governess why she thanked them
They both ask if it is possible to easily cheat someone
They both ask if the governess really wants her full pay
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
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