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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. How does Miranda lose Red Dragon in Chapter 5?

2. One of the boys in Chapter 7 claims that the house caused Captain Barrows to do what?

3. The doctor's secretary tells Miranda that the doctor is where in Chapter 7?

4. For how long does Miranda say Wysteria's husband had been dead in Chapter 6?

5. Miranda is introduced to a boy named Farley after having lived with Wysteria how many years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What leads Miranda to begin wandering further from the Manor in Chapter 5?

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

8. What room does Miranda discover in Chapter 4?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Miranda's exchange with the boys in Chapter 7. What does Miranda learn about Bourne Manor from them, and how much weight does she give this information?

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