The Turn of the Screw | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Introduction

1. In the introduction, what time of year is it when the group, which includes Douglas and the unnamed narrator, initially gather?

Christmas Eve.

2. Who offers to tell a scary story about two children?

Douglas.

3. How does the narrator transcribe the story?

From the original manuscript left to him upon Douglas' death.

4. Who writes the original story?

The governess.

5. How many days does it take for Douglas to receive the manuscript of the tale that he tells at the gathering in the introduction?

3 days.

6. On what street does the governess meet her employer when she first obtains her position at Bly?

Harley Street.

7. Who are the children in relation to the governess' employer?

Nephew and niece.

8. What is the name of the estate where the governess works?

Bly.

9. What happens to the first governess?

She died mysteriously.

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