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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the governess and Miles discuss after dinner in Chapter 23?

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

4. What does Miles' action after breakfast signify on the morning that Mrs. Grose and Flora leave Bly?

5. What does Miles ask the governess in Chapter 14?

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

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

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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