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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miranda think about her wedding day?
(a) It is incredibly rushed.
(b) It feels like a dream.
(c) It is just what she hopes for.
(d) It is not like she imagines.

2. Who does Miranda hold a secret meeting with after Nicholas hurts her?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Zelie.
(d) Dr. Francis.

3. What does Nicholas say he hears in the house when he returns?
(a) Crying and screaming.
(b) Moans and heavy breathing.
(c) Laughing and piano playing.
(d) Scratching and singing.

4. What is the name of the woman Jeff plans to propose to?
(a) Fern.
(b) Faith.
(c) Franes.
(d) Flora.

5. How does Miranda describe Nicholas's actions?
(a) Volatile.
(b) Deliberate.
(c) Unconscious.
(d) Unpredictable.

6. What is Nicholas really upset about while he is healing?
(a) Having to be treated by Miranda.
(b) Killing the boy.
(c) Displaying weakness.
(d) Missing the parties of the season.

7. What does Nicholas poison Johanna with?
(a) Oleander.
(b) Opium.
(c) Strychnine.
(d) Acid.

8. Who cares for Miranda when she gets injured after the PT Barnum show?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Her mother.

9. What does Nicholas do to the boy who throws water at him?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Has him arrested.
(c) Cuts him.
(d) Shoots him.

10. What does Jeff do to help Peggy?
(a) Clears up a rash.
(b) Gives her a hangover medication.
(c) Cures her asthma.
(d) Operates on her leg.

11. What happens at Dragonwyck for a year after the death of the baby?
(a) A constant stream of parties.
(b) A mourning period for the boy.
(c) Some rallies against the tenant farmers.
(d) A general shunning of the Van Ryns.

12. What is outside of the theater when the Van Ryns go to see the play?
(a) Police men.
(b) An angry mob.
(c) A strike.
(d) A car accident.

13. What does Miranda say Poe's wife looks like?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A shell of a human.
(c) An angel.
(d) A child.

14. What does Miranda make in Poe's kitchen?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Tea.
(d) Bread.

15. Why is Jeff brought to Dragonwyck?
(a) A servant is hurt.
(b) Miranda wants to see him.
(c) Miranda is in labor.
(d) The baby is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Nicholas NOT do for Miranda while she is weak with pregnancy?

2. Who does Miranda talk to about her fear of Nicholas?

3. What does Jeff tie Nicholas up with?

4. What does Poe ask Miranda to do when she first meets him?

5. Where do Miranda and Jeff move at the end of the book?

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