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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. Dr. Mead's nurse begs Miranda to do what in Chapter 9?

2. What does Farley suggest Miranda use in order to fly in the end of Chapter 10?

3. Where does Miranda say she found the bottle she shows to the doctor in Chapter 12?

4. What is the name of the family which once owned Bourne Manor?

5. How many kites does Miranda take with her to fly with Farley in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Mead suggest Miranda do about Wysteria in Chapter 8? What does he promise to do as well?

2. What does Dr. Mead do upon arriving in Chapter 8? What is his diagnosis?

3. How is Chapter 11 a crucial moment in the development of Miranda's character in the novel?

4. What is Dr. Mead's view of curses, as described in Chapter 8? How does the doctor relate to the plot and the protagonist?

5. What surprise does Farley introduce to Miranda in Chapter 11?

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

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

8. What do Miranda and Farley discover about Captain Barrows' plans in Chapter 13?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Identify and analyze the narrative voice of "Bird". In what person and tense is the story related? What is the tense?

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