4 The chill of terror BEFORE READING Chapter 1 The house at Bly was no longer warm and comforting. Which of the following well-known books have houses with strange or frightening atmospheres? Tick the relevant boxes. Wuthering Heights Northanger Abbey The Secret Garden Pride and Prejudice Dracula Bleak House 2 The governess wakes at night because she hears something in the house. What or who do you think she met in the light of her candle? Tick the answer you think is correct. Mrs Grose, who had also been woken up by a noise. Miles, who had decided to play a joke on them. One of the servants who had forgotten to lock the front door. The uncle who had come to see them as a surprise. Quint. Miss Jessel. 3 Why do you think the governess becomes more and more convinced that the children are being corrupted by the spirits of their old servants? Tick the reasons you think are correct. The children used to disappear every evening and would not tell her where they had been. They were always cold and never shared anything with her. They were almost too beautiful and good to be true. They never talked about anything or anyone in their past. Miles never mentioned his school or his friends. They never asked to go away from the house. She keeps seeing the ghosts of Quint and Miss Jessel but the children never talk about the strange atmosphere in the house. 50