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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. What does Miranda leave the manor to do in Chapter 7?

3. The Bourne Manor functions as a kind of what in the novel?

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

5. What is Wysteria's last name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Miranda's response to the boys in Chapter 7? What does she learn of the Manor from them?

4. What room does Miranda discover in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

9. What leads Wysteria to give Miranda heavier boots in Chapter 5? How does Miranda feel about her situation?

10. Describe Miranda's process of working in Chapter 3. How does Wysteria treat Miranda regarding her work?

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 setting of the Captain's study and analyze the character of Captain Barrows in the narrative. Why is Miranda curious about the Captain?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the theme of curses in the novel. Where are curses represented?

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