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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Flora react?

2. What does the governess see in the schoolroom?

3. Why is the governess sad?

4. What does Miles claim to want?

5. What does Mrs. Grose see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the title "The Turn of the Screw", which is first alluded to in Chapter 22. How is the title significant to the story? What is the symbolism of the title? How does the governess turn the screw too tightly, and what is the result?

Essay Topic 2

Thoroughly investigate the means (including, but not limited to, the use of dilapidated buildings and varying amounts of light) that Henry James uses in "The Turn of the Screw" to reinforce his motif of the supernatural. How does this affect the atmosphere of each situation?

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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