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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. Where is the stranger standing when the governess first sees him during her favorite time of day?
2. Who offers to tell a scary story about two children?
3. What time does the governess first see the specter?
4. Who does the governess compare the stranger to?
5. How does the governess describe the stranger to Mrs. Grose?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the governess' afterthoughts about first seeing the stranger on the tower while taking her evening walk.
2. What do the governess and Mrs. Grose decide about Miles' expulsion?
3. Why does Miles say he stole the governess' letter to his uncle, and what does he do with it?
4. What does the governess think about Flora?
5. The day after Flora disappears to the lake after dinner, why is Mrs. Grose fully convinced about the supernatural visitors at Bly even though she was unable to see Miss Jessel?
6. What does the governess believe Miles will do after their conversation about him returning to school?
7. After confiding in the housekeeper about the ghosts and Miles standing on the lawn, what does the governess think about Mrs. Grose?
8. How do the governess and Mrs. Grose get along?
9. Why does the governess refrain from mentioning the ghosts to the children?
10. How does Douglas acquire the story?
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
Although Mrs. Grose is of a lower class than the governess, the governess confides in Mrs. Grose about the supernatural events that take place at Bly, and her worries about Miles and Flora. Compare and contrast the governess and Mrs. Grose. How is their friendship unusual? In what ways does the governess rely on Mrs. Grose? In what ways does Mrs. Grose rely on the governess?
Essay Topic 3
The governess assumes that Miles and Flora are innocent as soon as she meets them because they are attractive; however, the ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint are attractive as well. What is the validity of judgment based on appearances? How do the appearances of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel help the governess to judge Miles and Flora more objectively? What is the message of this theme?
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