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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nicholas's wife always think about?
(a) Her clothing.
(b) Music.
(c) Food.
(d) Manners.

2. What does Miranda accidentally see Nicholas doing during the summer?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Bathing.
(c) Dressing.
(d) Swimming.

3. Who is the highest ranking guest at the Fourth of July festivities?
(a) The Ambassador to Britain.
(b) Vice President Jefferson.
(c) President Van Buren.
(d) Earl De Grenier.

4. Who writes Miranda a letter before she heads home after the funeral?
(a) Katrine.
(b) Zelie.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Nicholas.

5. Who does Miranda go looking for when she gets lonely?
(a) Johanna.
(b) Katrine.
(c) Zelie.
(d) Jeff.

6. Who does Miranda dance with first on the Fourth of July?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Van Buren.
(c) De Grenier.
(d) Nicholas.

7. How does Miranda feel about the doctor that treats Katrine?
(a) She is annoyed by him.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) She finds him attractive.
(d) She is not impressed by him.

8. Why does Katrine have to see a doctor in Chapter Seven?
(a) She has no appetite.
(b) She has a sore finger.
(c) She loses her voice.
(d) Her toes keep going numb.

9. What does Miranda realize about Nicholas as he speaks to her on the boat?
(a) He has dark moods.
(b) He is very controlling.
(c) He is dependant on his wife.
(d) He is bored.

10. What causes Miranda to feel guilty after hearing the story of Azilda?
(a) She does not thank Nicholas for the gift.
(b) She does not write to her family.
(c) She is not reading her bible.
(d) She does not say grace at dinner.

11. What happens at Dragonwyck that stops guests from coming?
(a) The Van Ryns divorce.
(b) The tenant farmers stage an uproar.
(c) The harvest begins.
(d) The river freezes.

12. Where does the beginning of this book take place?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Salt Lake City.
(d) Washington D.C.

13. What is the name of Johanna's maid?
(a) Magda.
(b) Maria.
(c) Marla.
(d) Marta.

14. What are the tenant farmers dressed as when they ambush Miranda?
(a) Cowboys.
(b) Indians.
(c) Robbers.
(d) Prisoners.

15. How many tenant farmers meet in Smoky Hollow?
(a) 600.
(b) 400.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 800.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Katrine so confused when Nicholas takes her to the doctor?

2. How many times does Miranda's mother have to call her to get her attention at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Nicholas say to the crowd as Klaas Becker is leaving?

4. Why does Nicholas hate Johanna?

5. How does Jeff think the tenant farmers get their justice?

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