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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the beginning of this book take place?

2. What happens at Dragonwyck that stops guests from coming?

3. How does Jeff think the tenant farmers get their justice?

4. Why is Miranda unable to sleep while in the hotel?

5. How does Nicholas respond to the growing unrest among the tenant farmers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Nicholas and Miranda think of each other when they first meet?

2. What does Miranda see during the summer that she doesn't forget?

3. What causes Turner to take pity on Nicholas on the Fourth of July?

4. What do Nicholas and Johanna spend their days doing?

5. What does Miranda think about when she goes to bed for the first time in Dragonwyck?

6. What happens when Nicholas and Miranda are driving home from the doctor's office?

7. How does Ephraim feel about Nicholas when he first arrives at the hotel?

8. What happens when Miranda walks in to the doctor's office to have Katrine's finger examined?

9. What does Miranda do to try and convince her father to let her go to Dragonwyck?

10. How does Miranda describe Johanna when she is first introduced?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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