The Turn of the Screw: Chapter 5-10 Study Guide NAME______
English I
King
Chapter 5
1. Who does the governess claim she fears for the most?
2. How does the governess describe the man she saw on the tower and outside the window?
3. Mrs. Grose recognizes the man by the description as whom?
4. What is the “hook” at the end of Chapter 5?
Chapter 6
1. What conclusion does the governess come to about who the man was looking for?
2. According to Mrs. Grose what was the man’s downfall when he was at Bly?
3. How did Peter Quint die?
4. As Flora is playing by the pond, what does the governess see on the other side of the pond?
Chapter 7
1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what conclusion about the children does the governess make?
2. Who does the governess believe she saw across the pond from her?
3. How does the governess describe the figure on the opposite side of the pond?
Chapter 8
1. According to the governess, what proves that she saw both Peter Quint and Miss Jessel?
2. According to Mrs. Grose, what worried her most about Peter Quint’s behavior around the children when he worked at Bly?
3. At the end of Chapter 8, the governess decides that the only thing to do is what?
Chapter 9
1. While laying in bed reading one night while Flora is asleep, what does the governess decide to do?
2. What does the governess find on the stairs?
3. What is the hook at the end of Chapter 9?
Chapter 10
1. What frightens the governess when she returns to her room?
2. Where does the governess find Flora?
3. The governess ventures from her room many other nights, who else does she encounter on the staircase?
4. Who does the governess see on the lawn in the middle of the night?