The Turn of the Screw · Henry James

Prologue & Chapters I–VI Quiz

The fireside frame, the governess's arrival at Bly, Miles's expulsion, and the first two appearances of a stranger.

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Q1 of 10
Where and when is the story told aloud?
Q2 of 10
Who wrote the manuscript Douglas reads?
Q3 of 10
What is the uncle's one condition?
Q4 of 10
Where is Bly?
Q5 of 10
What does the letter from Miles's school say?
Q6 of 10
Why can Mrs. Grose not read the headmaster's letter?
Q7 of 10
Where does the governess first see the strange man?
Q8 of 10
What does the governess do after seeing the face at the window?
Q9 of 10
Who, according to Mrs. Grose, is the man the governess describes?
Q10 of 10
What has Flora named the lake?