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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. The doctor's secretary tells Miranda that the doctor is where in Chapter 7?
(a) On a cruise in the South of France.
(b) In Alaska on vacation.
(c) In England on business.
(d) On an island tending to another patient.

2. What does Wysteria tell Miranda when she arrives to meet her in Chapter 6?
(a) She has fallen.
(b) She has the flu.
(c) She can hardly breathe.
(d) She has a headache.

3. One of the boys in Chapter 7 claims that the house caused Captain Barrows to do what?
(a) Run away to sea.
(b) Kill his son.
(c) Kill his wife.
(d) Throw himself off a cliff.

4. Miranda only takes the chance to do what with her favorite kite in Chapter 4?
(a) Fly it.
(b) Look at it in the light.
(c) Talk to it.
(d) Hang it up.

5. How many times had Captain Lawrence Barrows sailed the world?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miranda take with her when she leaves the manor in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 4,Miranda happens upon a skeleton key which can unlock all the doors on what floor of the Manor?

3. What is the name of Wysteria's late husband?

4. Miranda longs to do what in Chapter 4?

5. As soon as Miranda is out of view of Bourne Manor, she is overwhelmed by the beauty of what in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author contrast Miranda and Wysteria regarding their interests and values in Chapter 4?

2. What draws Miranda into the attic in Chapter 4? How does she find it?

3. What leads Miranda to begin wandering further from the Manor in Chapter 5?

4. What does the character Farley do when he first is introduced in Chapter 5? What is Miranda and Wysteria's reaction to the boy?

5. When does Miranda arrive at her new surroundings in Chapter 1? What does she remark about the estate?

6. How does Miranda rediscover the Red Dragon in Chapter 5?

7. How does Miranda's character develop independence in Chapter 3?

8. Who does Miranda encounter along her journey in Chapter 7? What comments are made?

9. What does Miranda learn about Wysteria's marriage in Chapter 2? Why does she choose to stay with Wysteria?

10. What happens when Miranda finds the doctor's office in Chapter 7?

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