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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Mrs. Grose's reaction upon the governess' return to Bly after the governess sees the stranger?
2. 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. What does the governess decide to say about Miles being expelled?
4. How do the children respond to their lessons in Chapter 9?
5. In Chapter 8, why does Mrs. Grose say Miles is bad?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why doesn't the governess post the children's letters to their uncle?
2. After confiding in the housekeeper about the ghosts and Miles standing on the lawn, what does the governess think about Mrs. Grose?
3. How does Flora react to the supernatural presence at the lake, and how does the governess believe Flora will react to questioning about the ghosts at Bly?
4. After seeing Peter Quint in the stairway and returning to her room to find Flora behind the window blind, what does the governess see from the window, and what does she think about it?
5. What do the governess and Mrs. Grose decide about Miles' expulsion?
6. What do the governess and Mrs. Grose find at the lake when they search for Flora?
7. In Chapter 2, when the governess first questions Mrs. Grose after learning of Miles' expulsion, what does she learn about her predecessor?
8. What is the governess' first impression of Miles?
9. How does the governess acquire her job?
10. Describe how the governess retrospectively views the period immediately after Miles' arrival at Bly.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many critics suggest that the ghosts in "The Turn of the Screw" are not real but a figment of the governess' imagination. What do you think? Support your answer with evidence from the text. How do you account for Mrs. Grose's being unable to see Miss Jessel or Miles naming Peter Quint at the end of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Good versus evil is a prevalent theme in "The Turn of the Screw". Investigate the governess' perception of good versus evil. How does it change throughout the novel? What causes these changes? What are the governess' early misconceptions about good and evil?
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is often used in "The Turn of the Screw". Cite three examples of foreshadowing and explain how it is used to indicate further events.
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