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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. What does Miranda bring to Wysteria through the night to help her in Chapter 6?

2. How many times had Captain Lawrence Barrows sailed the world?

3. One of the boys who jeers at Miranda in Chapter 7 claims that Miranda is only fooling herself to think that she is what?

4. How many turrets does Bourne Manor have?

5. Wysteria is described by the narrator as having her own particular kind of what in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miranda feel after she has left the Manor in Chapter 7?

2. What strange and habitual behavior is displayed by Wysteria in Chapter 3? What reason does she give for this behavior?

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

4. What interaction takes place between Miranda and Farley in Chapter 6?

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

6. What does Miranda encounter when she goes to respond to Wysteria's bell in Chapter 6?

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

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

9. What natural ability does Miranda describe having in Chapter 2? What does this lead to in regard to her duties for Wysteria?

10. How does Miranda describe her feelings about her education at Bourne Manor in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the setting of the novel. Where is Lake Champlain and where is the Manor situated on the lake?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Dr. Mead and Captain Barrows. In what ways does Dr. Mead consider himself superior to the Captain and why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics of Miranda and Captain Barrows in the novel. How are they similar? How do they differ?

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