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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. Who does Dr. Mead's nurse say she believes killed Captain Barrows in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 13, Miranda and Farley realize that Captain Barrows had designed a great flying kite that was to be composed of what?

3. What does Dr. Mead have his nurse bring Miranda in Chapter 9?

4. What do Miranda and Farley discover the kites are made of in Chapter 13?

5. In the end of Chapter 8, Dr. Mead says he would be delighted to return and visit what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Farley discuss with Miranda on their kite-flying trip in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Miranda take flight in Chapter 11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the setting of the novel. Where is Lake Champlain and where is the Manor situated on the lake?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss foreshadowing in Chapter 6 and the relationship between Miranda and Farley. How do they feel about one another upon meeting?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Miranda as the protagonist of the novel. What heroic or noble characteristics does Miranda exhibit in the novel's beginning?

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