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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. How is Miranda able to escape the Manor in Chapter 12?

2. Where does Miranda make her way when she awakens in Chapter 11?

3. What does Farley bring to Miranda when he arrives in Chapter 10?

4. Dr. Mead does not believe in what, but he believes that the inhabitants of the Manor were affected by believing in them?

5. Where is Wysteria in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Miranda's reaction once she is flying in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

5. What is Miranda's state of mind when she awakens in Chapter 11? Where does she go?

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

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

8. Where does Miranda awaken in Chapter 12? How does she feel?

9. How does Miranda react to Farley's return in Chapter 10?

10. How does Miranda take flight in Chapter 11?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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