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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 the younger child's name?

2. What does the governess talk to Mrs. Grose about in Chapter 11?

3. What does Mrs. Grose think about the male child?

4. Where is the stranger standing when the governess first sees him during her favorite time of day?

5. What does Miss Jessel say to Mrs. Grose's concerns about Miles spending time with Peter Quint?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the governess intend to save Miles after she sends Mrs. Grose and Flora to her employer?

2. How do the children and Mrs. Grose react to the governess' absence from church?

3. Describe how the governess comes to be in Miles' room.

4. Describe the second time that the governess sees the stranger.

5. Why does the governess refrain from mentioning the ghosts to the children?

6. Why does the governess feel that she must stay at Bly with Miles after she sends Mrs. Grose and Flora to her employer?

7. Explain the governess' afterthoughts about first seeing the stranger on the tower while taking her evening walk.

8. How does the governess view the children after becoming convinced that they are aware of the presence of ghosts at Bly?

9. Why does the governess tell Miles she stayed at Bly after sending Mrs. Grose and Flora to her employer?

10. Describe the governess' initial opinion of Bly.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout "The Turn of the Screw", the governess emphasizes her superiority over other characters and alters her description of events to make herself appear in a better light. Why does the governess do this? Who is she trying to impress, and why? How is the governess in the story different from the governess who reflects upon the events as she writes the manuscript?

Essay Topic 2

Investigate "The Turn of the Screw" as gothic fiction. How does it adhere to and differ from a typical gothic novel? What changes could be made to mark it clearly as gothic fiction? How could it be altered to avoid being termed gothic fiction?

Essay Topic 3

During the retrospection of writing her manuscript, the governess mentions that addressing the supernatural events may have saved her from future events. How is this both accurate and inaccurate? Why does the governess refrain from mentioning the events? How would "The Turn of the Screw" be altered if the governess asked Miles and Flora about the ghosts after she first realized the presence of Bly's supernatural visitors?

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