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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 say to Miles about the letter of expulsion in Chapter 4?

2. What does the governess do about the children in Chapter 9?

3. Who does the governess believe the presence at the lake is?

4. What is the content of the letter the governess receives?

5. Who does the governess think Peter Quint is after?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how the governess views and treats the children.

3. Describe the governess' initial opinion of Bly.

4. What happens after the governess sees the stranger for the second time, as he stares through the dining room window?

5. The morning after the governess' conversation with Miles in his room, what does Mrs. Grose ask the governess, and what does the governess hide?

6. What do the governess and Mrs. Grose find at the lake when they search for Flora?

7. Describe Peter Quint's activities on the evening that the governess senses movement in the halls.

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

9. Describe how the governess retrospectively views the period immediately after Miles' arrival at Bly.

10. What happens when the governess returns to her bedroom after seeing Peter Quint in the stairway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the governess' relationships with Flora and Miles. How does she treat them differently? Provide evidence to support your opinion. Why does she treat them differently? What would change in "The Turn of the Screw" if Miles was sent to his uncle and Flora was the one to die?

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