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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. Why does the governess think Flora pretends not to see the presence at the lake?
2. What are Miles and Flora doing while the governess and Mrs. Grose talk in Chapter 11?
3. Why is the governess worried that she cannot save the children?
4. Where is the stranger standing when the governess first sees him during her favorite time of day?
5. What is the reason the school provides for Miles' expulsion?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the governess view the children after becoming convinced that they are aware of the presence of ghosts at Bly?
2. Explain the governess' afterthoughts about first seeing the stranger on the tower while taking her evening walk.
3. 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?
4. Describe how the governess views and treats the children.
5. Why does the governess refrain from mentioning the ghosts to the children?
6. Why does the governess experience uncertainty twice in Chapter 1?
7. What does Miles discuss with the governess when she visits him in his room one evening?
8. How does Flora sneak away from the governess after dinner one night?
9. What happens when Peter Quint appears at the window in the last chapter as the governess and Miles discuss Miles stealing the governess' letter to his uncle?
10. Describe Mrs. Grose's version of why Miles is bad.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the employer's demand that the governess not contact him. Why does he do this? Why does the governess adhere so strictly to this demand? How does it affect the governess' actions and decisions? How would "The Turn of the Screw" be altered if the employer did not give this mandate?
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
"The Turn of the Screw" begins with a frame story that provides a little bit of background information on the governess. How does this enhance the story? How would "The Turn of the Screw" be different if it began with the first chapter, rather than the frame story?
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