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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miranda make in Poe's kitchen?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Tea.
(c) Bread.
(d) Lemonade.

2. Where do Miranda and Jeff move at the end of the book?
(a) California.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Utah.
(d) Oregon.

3. Which of the following does Nicholas NOT do as a mentor to Miranda?
(a) Hire a tutor for her.
(b) Supervises her reading.
(c) Take her to cultural events.
(d) Buys her a new wardrobe.

4. Why does Jeff come home from the war?
(a) He deserts his post.
(b) He fulfills his commitment.
(c) He is needed at home.
(d) He is wounded.

5. What is Peggy's occupation?
(a) Call girl.
(b) Cook's assistant.
(c) Clothers ironer.
(d) Maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas do to the boy who throws water at him?

2. What drug does Nicholas use while in the tower room?

3. What does Miranda wear when she hears that Nicholas is coming?

4. What about Nicholas does Miranda never question?

5. Who is invited to the house for St. Nicholas's Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Miranda meets with Nicholas in the tower room?

2. What does Miranda realize when she falls ill in the Pine Orchard Mountain House?

3. What happens after Miranda and Nicholas are apart for a year?

4. What happens when a new governor is elected?

5. What happens when Miranda asks Nicholas to let Peggy be her maid at home?

6. What happens when a bucket of water is thrown on Nicholas?

7. What does Nicholas say when Miranda asks him what he thinks of Poe?

8. What happens when the Mary Clinton bursts into flames?

9. What does Jeff say to Miranda after they meet, while Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck?

10. What does Miranda do with Dragonwyck when she hears that Nicholas is dead?

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