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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wysteria makes her living by mending fishing nets for the fishing fleet out of where?

2. Miranda hopes to signal to Farley by doing what in Chapter 6?

3. Miranda has overheard that Wysteria married her late husband for what reason in Chapter 2?

4. What do the boys who jeer at Miranda in Chapter 7 refer to Wysteria as?

5. When during the day does Miranda steal away to the attic in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What gossip surrounds Miranda's character in the town? How does Wysteria react to it in Chapter 2?

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

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

7. How are the early years of Miranda's stay described in Chapter 2? What does Wysteria use to keep Miranda from leaving?

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

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

10. What is Miranda's response to the boys in Chapter 7? What does she learn of the Manor from them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Miranda as the protagonist of the novel. What heroic or noble characteristics does Miranda exhibit in the novel's beginning?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the theme of curses in the novel. Where are curses represented?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of flying in "Bird". How does this motif relate to the symbolism and imagery in the attic?

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