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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 does the governess do about the children in Chapter 9?

2. What is Miles' answer when Mrs. Grose confronts him about spending time with Peter Quint?

3. Who replaces the governess' predecessor immediately?

4. What does the governess do when she goes to the hall after sensing movement?

5. What is Mrs. Grose's reaction upon the governess' return to Bly after the governess sees the stranger?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Douglas acquire the story?

2. Describe the scene between the governess and Miss Jessel when the governess returns to Bly after her conversation in the graveyard with Miles.

3. How does Mrs. Grose respond when the governess first tells her about the stranger that she has seen twice at Bly?

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

5. How does the governess acquire her job?

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

7. After confiding in the housekeeper about the ghosts and Miles standing on the lawn, what does the governess think about Mrs. Grose?

8. Describe the scene between Miles and the governess after dinner the day that Mrs. Grose and Flora leave Bly.

9. How does Mrs. Grose respond to the accusations against Miles?

10. What does Miles do after Mrs. Grose and Flora leave, and how does the governess feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The governess' control of the situation varies throughout the story. Track the progress of her control, stating causes and effects. How could she maintain a consistent amount of control throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Miles' role in the story changes while Flora's role remains static. In what ways does Miles' role change? What causes these changes? What results from these changes? How do the other characters' interactions with Miles change as his role within the narrative changes?

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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