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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 Farley doing when Miranda finds him in Chapter 11?

2. What does Dr. Mead do to Miranda in Chapter 12?

3. What word means the tip, point, or vertex?

4. Dr. Mead tells Miranda that Wysteria must recover before she can be taken where in Chapter 8?

5. Where is Wysteria in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What climactic danger does Miranda face in Chapter 12? How does she escape?

2. Who does Dr. Mead send to check in on Miranda in Chapter 9? Why won't she enter the house?

3. What does Miss Moreland reveal about the history of Bourne Manor and Dr. Mead in Chapter 9?

4. How does Dr. Mead enter the Manor in Chapter 12? What is his objective there?

5. How does Miranda take flight in Chapter 11?

6. How does Dr. Mead's demeanor at the Manor change in Chapter 8? What does he learn of Miranda?

7. How did Captain Barrows hope to break the curse of the Manor, according to Dr.Mead in Chapter 8?

8. What is Miranda's time alone at the Manor like in the beginning of Chapter 9?

9. What does Farley reveal about his future and plans in Chapter 11? How does Miranda react?

10. What is Dr. Mead's reaction to the laudanum in Chapter 12? Why?

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 the character of Miss Moreland and the exposition revealed by her in Chapter 9. What does Miss Moreland relate of Dr. Mead?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of fantasy fiction, and the biography and works of the author. What recognition has Murphy received for her novels?

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