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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 & 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Mead's nurse tells Miranda in Chapter 9 that the house is indeed cursed and that its purported fortunes had taken hold of whom?
(a) Dr. Westmoreland.
(b) Many in the town.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her parents.

2. What does Miranda do for the first time in the novel since the beginning in Chapter 11?
(a) Dances.
(b) Swims.
(c) Flies.
(d) Sings.

3. What does Miranda realize when she sees the Manor from the air in Chapter 11?
(a) It no longer has power over her.
(b) It is made of lead.
(c) It is made of crystal.
(d) It has a magnetic power over her.

4. Where does Miranda hope to go to find more of her kind in Chapter 13?
(a) To America.
(b) Across the lake.
(c) Across the mountains.
(d) To Ireland.

5. What refers to something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Anagram.
(c) Symbol.
(d) Catalyst.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 7, Miranda remarks that Farley has not returned since he came to do what?

2. What is Farley referring to when he tells Miranda there are many beings "like yourself" in other places in Chapter 10?

3. What refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?

4. What freezes Dr. Mead in fear in Chapter 12?

5. What is Farley doing when Miranda finds him in Chapter 11?

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