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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. How often does Dr. Mead say he will visit while Wysteria recovers in Chapter 8?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every morning.

2. The nurse refuses to do what when she checks in on Miranda in Chapter 9?
(a) Speak to Wysteria.
(b) Have tea.
(c) Enter the house.
(d) Eat any food.

3. What refers to a person or thing that precipitates an event or change in literature?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) Futurist.
(d) Eventualist.

4. Farley points out that Miranda may have forgotten, but that inside her she has a draw to do what in Chapter 10?
(a) Sing.
(b) Swim far away.
(c) Sail to Ireland.
(d) Fly far away.

5. What alarms Miranda and Dr. Mead to believe that Wysteria has waken up in Chapter 8?
(a) The hounds barking.
(b) The fire alarm.
(c) The telephone ringing.
(d) The bell ringing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miranda discover is a small form of opium that when used in large quantities could cause hallucination and death in Chapter 12?

2. What is Wysteria diagnosed with in Chapter 8?

3. In the end of Chapter 8, Dr. Mead states that Wysteria may be transported where?

4. Where does Miranda say she found the bottle she shows to the doctor in Chapter 12?

5. Who do the hounds return along with in the end of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Miranda's reaction once she is flying in Chapter 11?

2. What is Miranda's time alone at the Manor like in the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. How does Miranda take flight in Chapter 11?

4. Who does Dr. Mead send to check in on Miranda in Chapter 9? Why won't she enter the house?

5. What does Farley reveal about his future and plans in Chapter 11? How does Miranda react?

6. What surprise does Farley introduce to Miranda in Chapter 11?

7. What does Farley discuss with Miranda on their kite-flying trip in Chapter 10?

8. What do Miranda and Farley discover about Captain Barrows' plans in Chapter 13?

9. What is Dr. Mead's view of curses, as described in Chapter 8? How does the doctor relate to the plot and the protagonist?

10. How is Chapter 11 a crucial moment in the development of Miranda's character in the novel?

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