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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 become an expert at while tending the kites in Chapter 4?

2. What does Wysteria make Miranda study in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 5, Miranda looks into the distance for Red Dragon and sees a boy wearing what?

4. In Chapter 6, after waking up from a nap, Miranda finds Wysteria still annoyed by what?

5. The doctor's secretary tells Miranda that the doctor will not be excited to do what in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Miranda feel about Farley's absence in the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

6. What is Miranda's room like at the estate? How does she describe the setting of the Manor in Chapter 1?

7. What leads Miranda to leave the Manor in Chapter 7? Who does she take with her?

8. What does Miranda discover upon awakening in Chapter 6?

9. How does Miranda rediscover the Red Dragon in Chapter 5?

10. What room does Miranda discover in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss foreshadowing in Chapter 6 and the relationship between Miranda and Farley. How do they feel about one another upon meeting?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of longing in the novel. How does Miranda's longing increase in Chapter 6?

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