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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 claim Wysteria loves more than anything in Chapter 2?

2. How many rooms are there in Bourne Manor?

3. Wysteria claims that her odd window-locking habit is to prevent what, in Chapter 3?

4. How many boys stop to jeer at Miranda as she travels in Chapter 7?

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's character develop independence in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What room does Miranda discover in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Farley in the novel. Where does Miranda first see Farley? What is her impression of the boy?

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 symbolism and imagery of the birds and kites in Captain Barrows' attic. How do the images affect Miranda?

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