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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the governess believe Miles is doing as he peers out the window after dinner?
2. What does the governess frequently argue with herself about?
3. What happens after the governess asks Flora about Miss Jessel?
4. What does the governess think the ghosts want with the children?
5. Why does Mrs. Grose react this way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many critics suggest that the ghosts in "The Turn of the Screw" are not real but a figment of the governess' imagination. What do you think? Support your answer with evidence from the text. How do you account for Mrs. Grose's being unable to see Miss Jessel or Miles naming Peter Quint at the end of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
During the retrospection of writing her manuscript, the governess mentions that addressing the supernatural events may have saved her from future events. How is this both accurate and inaccurate? Why does the governess refrain from mentioning the events? How would "The Turn of the Screw" be altered if the governess asked Miles and Flora about the ghosts after she first realized the presence of Bly's supernatural visitors?
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