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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miranda longs to do what in Chapter 4?
(a) Swim.
(b) Fly.
(c) Sing.
(d) Paint.

2. What is the narrative voice of the novel?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Second person.

3. Miranda has overheard that Wysteria married her late husband for what reason in Chapter 2?
(a) Love.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Money.

4. What refers to a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Rising action.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Climax.

5. What often gets stuck in Miranda's palms as she works on the nets in Chapter 3?
(a) Rose thorns.
(b) Bird feathers.
(c) Rusty hooks.
(d) Acorns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What arrives and removes Miranda from her trapped position in Chapter 1?

2. What character is the antagonist in the novel?

3. How many times had Captain Lawrence Barrows sailed the world?

4. What does Miranda become trapped in by the wind in Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of Miranda's favorite kite in Chapter 4?

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