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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the governess feel after Mrs. Grose and Flora's departure?

2. What does the governess believe Miles is doing as he peers out the window after dinner?

3. What does the governess do about her suspicions concerning the ghosts?

4. What does Mrs. Grose ask the governess?

5. Who does the governess expect to find, besides Flora?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Once the governess realizes that Miles and Flora are aware of the ghosts, she no longer sees the children as innocent. How do her feelings change? How does this change her goals concerning her job?

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