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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. In Chapter 9, Miranda begins to feel the oppression of what setting in on her?

2. What does Farley convince Miranda to take off for the first time in Chapter 11?

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

4. Who does Miranda encounter on her way to the Manor in Chapter 12?

5. What is Wysteria diagnosed with in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Dr. Mead in the novel. What is Dr. Mead's reaction upon seeing Wysteria?

Essay Topic 3

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

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