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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 is the name of the estate owned by Wysteria in "Bird"?

2. What does Miranda see from the window in the morning, hoping it is Farley, in Chapter 6?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 7, Miranda remarks that Farley has not returned since he came to do what?

4. Miranda has to unlock the attic by using what in Chapter 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What draws Miranda into the attic in Chapter 4? How does she find it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Dr. Mead in the novel. What is Dr. Mead's reaction upon seeing Wysteria?

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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