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

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

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

4. What was the great kite that Captain Barrows designed going to be called?
(a) The Majestic Eagle.
(b) The Red Dragon.
(c) The Red Heron.
(d) The Great Heron.

5. Who do the hounds return along with in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Dr. Mead.
(b) Farley.
(c) Miss Meadows.
(d) Wysteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Mead do to Miranda in Chapter 12?

2. What is Wysteria diagnosed with in Chapter 8?

3. The Bourne Manor was named after whom?

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

5. Dr. Mead does not believe in what, but he believes that the inhabitants of the Manor were affected by believing in them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Mead say about Captain Barrows' marriage in Chapter 8?

2. How does Dr. Mead's demeanor at the Manor change in Chapter 8? What does he learn of Miranda?

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

4. What does Miss Moreland reveal about the history of Bourne Manor and Dr. Mead in Chapter 9?

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

6. How does Miranda take flight in Chapter 11?

7. What is Dr. Mead's reaction to the laudanum in Chapter 12? Why?

8. How does Dr. Mead enter the Manor in Chapter 12? What is his objective there?

9. What does Dr. Mead do upon arriving in Chapter 8? What is his diagnosis?

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

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