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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. In the beginning of Chapter 7, Miranda remarks that Farley has not returned since he came to do what?
(a) Give her money.
(b) Ask for Dr. Mead.
(c) Talk to Wysteria.
(d) Return the kite.

2. The doctor's secretary tells Miranda that the doctor will not be excited to do what in Chapter 7?
(a) Visit his sister.
(b) Return to the Manor.
(c) Go near the hounds.
(d) See Wysteria.

3. In Chapter 6, Miranda learns that Farley is causing a disturbance where?
(a) In a willow tree.
(b) In an elm tree.
(c) In a rose bush.
(d) In a hyacinth tree.

4. What does Miranda leave the manor to do in Chapter 7?
(a) Find her parents.
(b) Escape across the lake.
(c) Find a doctor.
(d) Find Farley.

5. Who does Miranda take with her when she leaves the manor in Chapter 7?
(a) Farley.
(b) Four hounds.
(c) Two hounds.
(d) Wysteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wysteria's last name in the novel?

2. What does Miranda become an expert at while tending the kites in Chapter 4?

3. When Wysteria rings her bell in Chapter 6, Miranda finds her where?

4. Miranda only takes the chance to do what with her favorite kite in Chapter 4?

5. Farley asks if Miranda can accompany him where to fly the kite in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What breaks Miranda's solitude in Chapter 5? How is her life described at this time? How long has she been at the Manor?

3. What does Miranda begin doing every morning in Chapter 4? Why?

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

5. What leads Wysteria to give Miranda heavier boots in Chapter 5? How does Miranda feel about her situation?

6. How is the protagonist of the novel introduced in Chapter 1? Where is she taken and by whom?

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

8. How does Miranda feel about lighting the lantern in Chapter 3? Why?

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

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

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