R E A D I N G & T R A I N I N G

Henry James
K E Y T O T H E E X E R C I S E S
PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Page 9 – exercise 4 d. Is the governess influenced by

Unlike James’ realistic novels, the Puritan ideas?
novella The Turn of the Screw is a e. What is James saying about
ghost story. It shares the theme of an Puritanism?
adult’s world viewed by children
Page 9 – exercises 1-5
together with ambiguity.
Open answers.
Page 9 – exercise 5
a. Are Miles and Flora angels or
devils?
Prologue
b. Does the governess really see
Page 15 – exercise 1
ghosts or is she hallucinating
them? a. Douglas; he is not alone but in
c. Is the governess a heroic figure or company.
is he mad? b. Probably evening
c. Christmas Eve
KEY TO THE EXERCISES Page 15 – exercise 2
AND EXIT TEST
Story Teller How? Audience
Page 8 – exercise 1 Page 8 – exercise 2 1 gentleman orally Douglas’ guests
1843 He was born in New York City. – his father: had strong moral and 2 governess written/orally Douglas
1855 He started attending school after intellectual influence on his 3 Douglas orally Douglas’ guests
his early education with private children.
tutors. – Harvard Law School: attended for 4 Henry James written Us, the readers of
1871 His first novel Watch and Ward only a year before deciding to The Turn of the
was published in The Atlantic become a writer. Screw
Monthly. – Paris: stayed here in 1855,
1876 He settled in London. meeting many influential artists Page 15 – exercise 3 Page 16 – exercise 6
1881 The Portrait of a Lady was and writers. a (24/12) and (28/12). a. She was his sister’s governess. He
published – London: moved to London in b 1. b 2. d 3. c. 4. a met her during his school holidays.
1898 ‘The Turn of the Screw’ was 1876 and was to spend the rest of b. He hasn’t got the manuscript.
published his live in England. Page 16 – exercise 4 c. She was in love with her employer.
1916 He died. – Flaubert: one of the writers he met The correct order is: d. 3
in Paris during his Parisian stay. 1. c 2. d 3. h 4. e 5. g 6. a e. 2
No b and f. f. 1
Page 8 – exercise 3
Page 16 – exercise 5 Page 17 – exercise 7
Theme Title a. the governess was ten years older a.
than Douglas. 1. What did the last governess die of?
• culture clash between • Daisy Miller; The Portrait of
b. the governess has been dead for 2. Why had the other candidates
Europeans and Americans. a Lady twenty years. refused?
• the adult world viewed from • What Maisie Knew; e. Douglas had waited forty years to 3. Why must the governess never
the perspective of children. The Turn of the Screw tell the story. contact him again?
b. No

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Page 18 – exercise 8 Page 25 – exercise 1 Part II Page 33 – exercise 3

d. is inappropriate. 1. f 2. d 3. a 4. g 5. b 6. e 7. c a. 5 7
No h. Page 33 – exercise 1
Page 17 – exercise 1 4 A G
a. She wanted to protect them. She
a. Mrs Grose b. Flora c. Miles. thought she could teach Miles. B N 6 O 8
b. She liked going for walks around L X R L D
Page 25 – exercise 2 the grounds.
2 U I E D O
a. c. She imagined meeting her
employer. 1 M 3 S E L E U
Anxiety Relief
d. She saw a man at the top of one of S I G H T I N G
She thought she had made a She was given a friendly the towers.
mistake coming to Bly. welcome on her arrival. e. She spent her days teaching the P L R E Y E L
She was disturbed by the She liked her bedroom (one of children. O E O D V A
headmaster’s letter informing the the largest and best in the house). O S S E S
family of Miles’ expulsion from Page 33 – exercise 2
Well, I must have been a remarkable K E D
the school.
The previous governess had left The house seemed like a castle in young woman to cover up the Y
Bly mysteriously. a fairy story and Flora with her remarkable things that soon began to
b.
golden hair and her blue dress, happen (p. 30).
Possible title: The Man on the Tower
was the fairy
Page 34 – exercise 4
b. corruption / innocence good / the past tense, but it is not clear a.
evil sanity / madness doubt / who she is referring to.
certainty c. Sentence Used to? Rewrite
c. Innocence: Miles is a beautiful 1. some other man is involved in the
a During that hour, I roamed yes I used to roam...
child; story not only the master
around the grounds.
corruption: Miles is expelled from 2. she probably knows what really
his school. Or simply good / evil. happened to the previous b I imagined my employer coming yes I used to imagine...
governess to me and complimenting me on
Page 26 – exercise 3 my work.
– Why was Miles expelled from his Page 27 – exercise 5 c I thought myself a remarkable yes I used to think myself...
school? a. – b. Open answers. young woman.
– What had he done? d One evening, as I was walking, I no –
– What happened to the previous Page 27 – exercise 6
imagined that my employer
governess? Open answers. appeared before me.
Page 26 – exercise 4 Page 28 – exercise 1 e There he stood, at the top of one no –
of the two towers of the great
a. ‘I spoke to Miles and Flora but 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A
house!
they didn’t answer me’
b. Page 28 – exercise 2
1. The governess is referring to the Positive, specifically innocence:
master. divine; He seemed to know nothing in
2. Mrs Grose is not. She speaks in the world except love (p. 29).

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b Possible answers: Page 40 – exercise 2 Governesses and upper-class children

– the realisation that the person she The reinforcement of confusion and
saw was not her employer (a doubt. Is the governess mad? Did she Page 45 – exercise 1
reassuring object of desire) but really see Peter Quint? Why is Mrs
someone she had never seen Grose frightened? Does she think the Then Now
before (unknown object of governess is mad? What does she
insecurity) • For a women to succeed in life • A woman does not have to marry
know about Bly that she does not
– it was dark want to tell? she had to marry. in order to have success.
– she was alone
– the tower of the great house has a Page 40 – exercise 3
gothic appearance • On marriage, a woman’s property • On marriage, a woman’s property
b. Picture a. is not elegant;
– the man appeared to be at home became her husband’s. does not become her husband’s.
picture c. has blond hair.
in his surroundings, so • A middle-class woman with no • A woman with no money can get
accentuating the narrator’s Page 41 – exercise 4 money had little chance of married.
alienation a. They are both dead, they both marrying.
– he stared at her apparently exerted some kind of influence
undisturbed over the children.
b. Page 45 – exercise 2 Page 46 – exercise 4
Page 35 – exercise 5
1. true a. She was as a governess socially an
– the question of what had 2. false; Peter Quint was seen 1. £20: the amount Charlotte Bronte equal but she would never perform
happened at Miles’ school; wearing his master’s clothes earned as a governess the other roles associated with a lady:
– things were not going well at 3. true 2. £9: the annual pay of a maid-of- that of wife and mother.
home (p. 32).
c. Logically, we should expect the all-work
appearance of the last governess. 3. £200: the income of a middle- Page 46 – exercise 5
Page 35 – exercise 1
class family sufficient to keep a Open answers.
c. Page 41 – exercise 5 servant
Open answer. 4. £75: average annual earnings of a Page 46 – exercise 1
Page 35 – exercise 2
skilled artisan b.
1. outside the window (looking in) Page 41 – exercise 6 b.
2. the strange man / the man she ‘If a middle-class woman didn’t
Open answers.
had seen on the tower have money she couldn’t marry Part IV
3. was looking for Miles Page 41 – exercise 7 and if she couldn’t marry she had
4. frightened / pale to become a governess and if she Page 54 – exercise 1
a. is probably the most suitable
answer. became a governess she would 1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. a
probably stay a governess all her
Part III life.’ Page 55 – exercise 2
2. i 3. e 2. 4. h 5. a 6. j 7. f 8. c
Page 40 – exercise 1 Page 46 – exercise 3 9. b 10. d.
a. Mrs Grose / the governess a. c 4 h = on the other side of the lake
b. the governess / Mrs Grose b. 1860’s; the creation of boarding
schools for girls Page 56 – exercise 3
c. Women did not study these 1. ✓ 2. her 3. did 4. ✓ 5. be
subjects.
6. that 7. that 8. ✓ 9. most 10. most
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Page 56 – exercise 4
a. She didn’t see anyone and the
governess is right; Flora and
Miles have a special relationship
with the ghost of Peter Quint and
Miss Jessel.
Page 57 – exercise 5
What we learn about her
• she had an affair with Peter
Quint despite social
differences
• Miles spent time with Quint
and ignored Mrs. Grose’s
objections
b. creation of mystery, suspense
Page 57 – exercise 1
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T
Part V
Page 62 – exercise 1
Person Where are they?
• Peter Quint on the staircase
• Flora in her bedroom
• Miss Jessel sitting on the lower stairs
• Miles on the lawn
Page 62 – exercise 2
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A
b. possible titles:
– ‘Why didn’t Flora cry out?’;
– ‘The woman by the lake’
What we don’t learn about her
• why she left
• why it was not possible for
her to stay at Bly
• the cause of her death
• why she didn’t look after
Miles/why she let Miles stay
with Quint
How are they described?
he seemed like a living human
being; a criminal (p. 59).
beautiful blue eyes (p.60).
she looked very sad (p. 60).
poor little Miles! (p. 60).
Page 63 – exercise 3
a. the number of times Flora’s bed
was empty
b. the number of nights the narrator
stayed awake late
c. the night she saw Miles on the
lawn
Page 63 – exercise 4
– some awful memories of my own
(p. 58). What awful memories are
they?
– She interprets the children’s
behaviour as deception
– Perhaps I myself am a ghost she
thinks (p. 59).
– she does not see Miss Jessel in the
fire
– she is obviously also physically
tired as a result of not sleeping
(for ten nights I stayed awake
late...) (p. 60)
Page 63 – exercise 5
1. The reader hasn’t got enough
information to make clear
decisions about what is
happening.
2. What Miles did at his school was
so serious that he was expelled.
3. Meeting the master once was
enough to convince the governess
to accept the job.
4. The governess’ father wasn’t
wealthy enough to provide his
daughter with a private income.
5. Flora’s age means she can sleep in
the same room as the governess.
Page 64 – exercise 6
‘The governess really saw the ghost’
– how could she give such detailed
description of the two ghosts that
Mrs Grose was able to identify
them? On hearing the governess’s
descriptions, Mrs Grose names
the ghosts;
– Miles was expelled for a serious
offence. This angelic appearance
at Bly is deceptive;
– The children spent long periods
of time with Quint and Miss
Jessel who, Mrs Grose declares,
had a bad influence over them;
– What was Miles doing on the
lawn at night?
‘The governess hallucinated them’
– She is unstable. She has obsessive
feelings for her master. She
imagines seeing and talking to him
during her walks in the grounds;
– She gives a hint of the ‘awful’
past she has had;
– She admits imagining herself to
be a ghost (Perhaps I myself am a
ghost) (p. 59).
– Her descriptions of Quint and
Jessel are vague.
Page 65 – exercise 7
Open answers.
Page 65 – exercise 1
– Miles;
– playing a trick.
Part VI
Page 70 – exercise 1
a. She shared her secrets and
believed her.
b. She had no imagination.
c. She felt Miles could not give a
reasonable explanation for his
action.
d. He wanted the governess to think
that he was bad.
e. Seeing Flora out of her bed and
looking out of the window, the
governess would look out of the
window, too.

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Page 70 – exercise 2 1. Deborah Kerr, star of countless Ralph Richardson and Sir Michael
films first in Britain and then in Redgrave – all three found success
Appearance Governess’s interpretation Hollywood (From Here to Eternity outside the theatre.
is one of her most successful) 4. Famous British cameraman who
Miles and Flora have never They meet Peter Quint 2. Jack Clayton; English director also specialised in directing
mentioned Quint and Miss Jessel. and Miss Jessel constantly. who made Room at the Top in horror films.
England and found world success 5. Capote is one of America’s most
They seem beautiful and innocent. They are thinking about the dead. with The Great Gatsby in 1974. important novelists of the second
Miles is reading to Flora. They are talking about Quint and 3. Sir Michael Redgrave (father of half of the 20th century. His books
Vanessa Redgrave) and one of include the novella ‘Breakfast at
Miss Jessel.
Britain’s greatest post-war actors. Tiffany’s’ and the novels Music for
Miles and Flora live at Bly with the They live with Quint and Mrs Jessel. Belonged to the theatrical trio of Chameleons and In Cold Blood.
governess and Mrs Grose. greats - Sir Lawrence Olivier, Sir
Page 75 – exercise 6
Page 71 – exercise 3
a. Open answers. Title Director Starring Year made
b. The Golden Bowl James Ivory Uma Thurman 2000
Mrs Grose’s questions Answer The Portrait of a Jane Campion Nicole Kidman 1996
1 Why do Quint and that They want to continue their Lady
woman want the children? evil influence over them.
2 What can (Quint and Miss They want eventually to Part VII her capacity to see the ghost and
therefore protect the children.
Jessel) do now? destroy/kill the children. Page 82 – exercise 1 d. They continued to see the ghosts
a. the governess’s past: her family, whilst she (the governess) did not.
c. Any possible answers are Internet Film Project her pets, Goody Gosling. e. They were too beautiful. Probably
acceptable. b. Ghosts and the children’s the children’s uncle did not deserve
E.g. If he comes to Bly he’ll Page 75 memories of Quint and Miss Jessel. to receive them as he had no
dismiss the governess. If he c. She was afraid that she had lost interest in his nephew and niece.
Using a search engine:
dismisses the governess, he’ll find Insert the title of the film (The
another woman. Page 82 – exercise 2
Innocents) and the date (1961) into any
Page 72 – exercise 4 search engine (e.g.: www.virgilio.it, What he says Interpretation
www.google.com, www.yahoo.com)
Open answers. Devil Little Angel
for a list of possible Web sites.
For questions 3 – 7, insert the name. 1. I have been good, He communicated He could not sleep. He
Page 72 – exercise 5
E.g. Michael Redgrave (Sir Michael haven’t I? Except openly with Quint and wanted to play a trick
a. Section 1 b; Section 2 a (from he Redgrave). that one night. I wanted the governess on her.
knows how bad he could be, could do something to see him doing it.
Suggested sites:
p. 68); Section 3 d (from their bad like that again.
Go to www.blackcat-cideb.com or
uncle must prevent them, p. 69).
www.cideb.it 2. I want to be with With the devil/ghost With boys of his own
b. a
Insert the title of this book in the search. my own sort. people like Quint and age
Open the page for Turn of the Screw. Miss Jessel
Click on the project link symbol 3. I am happy He has supernatural He wants to go back to
(simbolo) to find a list of suggested anywhere. powers that go beyond school. It is not
Web sites. conventional ideas of important where.
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Page 83 – exercise 3 prepared to talk to his uncle and Part VIII Page 98 – exercise 4
… his uncle will ask questions about the unwanted consequences this 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C
the forbidden subjects (and will would have. (see exercise 3). Page 96 – exercise 1 8. A 9. D 10. C.
probably think the governess is mad). b. Practical difficulties: Where could 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. D
I find a carriage? (p. 80) 7. B 8. C Page 100 – exercise 1
Page 83 – exercise 4 c. Almost certainly not. Open answers.
a. Her understanding that Miles was Page 97 – exercise 2
a. – he knew the governess was Page 100 – exercise 2
Page 83 – exercise 5 outside his door a. playing the piano
a. – he was thinking of the governess b. where Flora was
– he blows out the candle c. Miss Jessel
Noun Adjectives Adjectives
b. – he never explains ‘this strange d. Quint
help helpful helpless business of ours ... (and) all e. post the letter
use useful useless the rest’ f. put on her hat and coat
– he doesn’t answer the
thought thoughtful thoughtless
governess’s question: ‘What
care careful careless happened ... before you came Part IX
meaning meaningful meaningless back (and) before you went
away’. Page 108 – exercise 1
hope hopeful hopeless
a. 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. i 5. f 6. b
Page 97 – exercise 3 7. l 8. h 9. j 10. d 11. k 12. g
b. a. careful b. thoughtless c. Open answers. a. She lies about her ‘meeting’ with b. Various possibilities: f. h. k.
c. meaningless d. hopeful Miss Jessel: answering Mrs title f. : ‘Where, my dear, is Miss
e. helpless f. useless Page 84 – exercise 6 Grose’s question ‘Do you mean Jessel?’ (p. 103).
a. Open answers. she spoke?’, she reports that Miss c. Open answers.
Jessel said she ‘suffers the
b. Page 108 – exercise 2
torments of the damned, and that
Sanity Madness she wants Flora to share them’ a. 1
(she really saw the ghosts) (she is hallucinating them) (p. 91). The governess made no b. Quint and Miss Jessel
mention of this in her description c. Mrs Grose believes her, so
• Miles’ ambiguous behaviour • she interprets each of the
of the meeting in Part VII. proving that the governess is not
children’s actions as an attempt mad.
b. he was waiting for Peter Quint to
to deceive her tell him what to say (p. 92). d. various possibilities
• she doesn’t post the children’s 1. ‘I’ll call you as soon as I get there’
letter to their uncle; her reading Internet Project (child to parent / partner to
and keeping them partner / husband to wife)
Page 99 2. ‘I’ll do it when I get back /
tomorrow’ (child to parent)
Suggested sites:
Puritanism Page 89 – exercise 7 3. ‘I’ll do it straight away!’ (servant
Go to www.blackcat-cideb.com or
to mistress of the house)
a. + b. Open answers. www.cideb.it
Page 88 – exercise 1-6 4. ‘Of course! I’ll give it back to you
c. 1. E 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. E Insert the title of this book in the search.
as soon as I’ve written this.’
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. b Open the page for Turn of the Screw.
(friend to friend)
Click on the project link symbol
5. ‘I’ll sell you better quality meat for
(simbolo) to find a list of suggested
less money’ (tradesman to client)
Web sites.
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Page 109 – exercise 3 Quint and Miss Jessel. Admitting – His (Miles’) face was as white c. – According to the governess,
1. since 2. change 3. seen 4. What she could see the ghost of Miss as the face outside the window he cannot.
5. their 6. with 7. could 8. looking Jessel, Flora would prove that the (p. 115). – Again according to the
9. too 10. wants 11. most 12. as governess was not mad. – Quint ... (was) like a hungry governess, she realises that she
13. is 14. taking 15. stay d. The children are orphans. beast (p. 115). has managed to free Miles from
e. He might confess a supernatural Quint and he is sad because of
Miles and the governess are trapped
Page 110 – exercise 4 relationship with Quint. this.
and in danger – whether it be from
a. Flora and Miles are two young outside (Quint) or from inside (the
Page 111 – exercise 1
children – sister and brother – governess) – and Miles is in danger.
who live at Bly. a. Open answers
b. The previous governess – Miss b. 1. anxious/lonely Page 124 – exercise 3
Jessel. Peter Quint also previously 2. at dinner time
worked at Bly. 3. his teacher Noun Adjective Miles the Governess
c. The governess was convinced that 4. she was ill/ she didn’t like Bly
anxiety anxious ✓ ✓
Flora (and her brother) could 5. talk
loneliness lonely ✓
communicate with the ghosts of
relief relieved ✓
embarrassment embarrassed ✓
Part X
joy joyful ✓
Page 122 – exercise 1 triumph triumphant ✓
a. sadness sad ✓
Quote They talk about:
hope hopeful ✓
1. ‘Well – so, we’re alone.’ Being alone at Bly.
2. ‘You’re right. That is why I am Why the governess has decided to Page 124 – exercise 4 Page 124 – exercise 5
staying here.’ stay at Bly.
Miles moved his head like a dog a. – Miles is evil (or is possessed
3. ‘Yes – I took the letter.’ What Miles did to the governess’ trying to pick up a scent. Then he by an evil Quint) and dies
letter. looked around furious at seeing dispossessed of the devil.
4. ‘Is that why they expelled you?’ What happened at Miles’ school. nothing (p. 18). Death is liberation from evil.
Miles is transformed from an angel to a – The governess, insane, has
b. Page 123 – exercise 2 beast. The question is whether this is: frightened the innocent child
Quote 1 – Miles’ true nature being revealed to death.
a. – She uses a simile to compare b. Possible answer:
members of the staff or ghosts them to a newly-married couple by the governess, who wishes to
save him; or Dispossessed
Quote 2 – Open answer.
She wanted to hear from Miles why – Miles cannot see Quint. – the fear and panic that an
he had been expelled. – According to the governess, innocent child feels when alone
Miles realises that she has with a madwoman.
Quote 3
He read it and then destroyed it managed to free him from
c. – we don’t know Quint.
– we don’t know b. – She uses similes:
– No, he didn’t. – He stood like a guard outside a
d. They maintain ambiguity, prison
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1 Answer these questions. 4 The Turn of the Screw is often interpreted in two ways:

1. Who has the manuscript?
2. What was strange about the position offered to the governess?
3. Where is Miles when the story begins?
4. What were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel’s positions when they worked at
Bly?
5. What does Mrs Grose tell the governess about Peter Quint and Miss Jessel?
a. Apparition theory: The ghosts are real. They were evil people and
wanted to possess the children and eventually bring them into their
world. The governess realises this and does everything in her power to
save them and their souls.
b. Hallucination theory: There are no ghosts. The governess imagines
them. She is an anxious, obsessive person who starts believing her own
hallucinations.

6. Where does the governess see the ‘horrors’?

Look at the sentences below. Decide which of the two theories (a. or b.)
7. What differences are there in the governess’ account of her meeting with they belong to.
Miss Jessel in Part VII and her account to Mrs Grose in Part VIII?
8. What events by the lake convince the governess that Flora can see Miss 1. The governess finds out the information she has about Peter Quint and
Jessel? Miss Jessel from Mrs Grose who is knowingly helping her to create her
own illusion.
9. Why does the governess remain in the house with Miles after Mrs Grose
and Flora leave? 2. Douglas speaks of the governess as a charming person and we have no
reason to doubt what she says.
10. What is the result of Miles being ‘dispossessed’ at the end of the story?
3. The governess is able to describe the ghosts in great detail. Mrs Grose
recognises them from her description.
2 Who do the words in bold refer to? 4. None of the other people in the house actually see the ghosts, only the
governess.
1. We were amazed that he had not told his story in all those years. 5. The children seem more frightened of the governess and her behaviour
2. ‘Are you afraid that he is a danger to the children?’ than anything else.
6. The ghosts are using the governess in the story to do their evil work.
3. I wanted to be with her always and take full responsibility for her.
4. ‘She was a charming person, but she was ten years older than I.’
5. He explained that he was the guardian of his nephew and niece. 5 Which of the theories do you believe in? Why?
6. She looked at me for a moment, and then she vanished.
7. It was clear to me that he wanted them to see him.
8. She still thought the children were beautiful little angels. 6 Who are ‘The Innocents’ in the 1961 film based on The Turn of the
Screw. Are they really innocent?

3 The Turn of the Screw is ‘ambiguous’ (see p. 70). At the end of the story
many questions are left to the reader’s imagination. Imagine you are
one of Douglas’ guests. Make a list of questions you would like to ask 7 Do you think The Turn of the Screw is really a ghost story?
Douglas at the end of the story.

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1 9. To find out why he had to leave

school. To try and get Miles to
1. Douglas admit that he and Flora can see the
2. Her employer insisted that she must ghosts and maybe that he is under
never contact him. The previous their power.
governess had died. 10. He dies. … his little heart
3. At school. (He was living at the dispossessed, had stopped.
same school). (p. 120).
4. Mr Quint was the master’s personal
servant. Miss Jessel was the 2
governess.
1. Douglas’ guests/Douglas
5. She tells her that Peter Quint stayed
2. Mrs Grose/Peter Quint
at Bly and was in charge when the
3. Flora
master left. He wore the master’s
4. the governess/Douglas
clothes. He looked after Miles and
5. the rich gentleman (the master)/
was ‘too free’ with him. (p.47). He
Miles and Flora
was clever and trusted by the
6. Miss Jessel
master. Miss Jessel was the former
7. the governess/Miles and Flora/Peter
governess. She was ‘young and

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Quint
pretty’ (p.24). She left Bly on
8. Mrs Grose
vacation and died. She was evil and
so was Peter Quint. ‘… they were 3
both evil.’ (p. 52).
6. Peter Quint: On the top of one of the Open answer.
towers of the great house. (p. 30);
outside the dining room window (p. 4
36), (p. 115); on the stairs near the 1. b. 2. a. 3. a. 4. b. 5. b. 6. a.
great window (p. 59). Miss Jessel: By
the lake (p.49), (p.103); on the stairs 5
(p.60); in the school room (p.80). Open answer.
7. In Part VII she says that Miss Jessel
didn’t speak, she just looked at her 6
for a moment and then she vanished.
In Part VIII she tells Mrs Grose that Miles and Flora.
Miss Jessel spoke to her and said ‘… Possible answers:
she suffers the torments of the Yes. Their uncle can’t look after them.
damned, and she wants Flora to The ghosts use them because they are
share them!’ innocent and so do all the other adults
8. She turns her back to the water the who protect their own interests and not
first time the governess sees Miss the children’s interests.
Jessel at the lake. ‘Ever since I saw No. They make the adults they meet
Miss Jessel by the lake Flora has believe they are innocent. They are evil
always wanted to go there on our and that is why the ghosts have
walks.’ (p. 102). Somebody had used contacted them.
the boat to cross the lake and had
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hidden it. Flora was on the other side

of the lake. When she spoke to her Open answer.
Flora looked liked an old woman, as
if she was someone else. Flora looked
like an old, old woman. (p. 103).