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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail say to Ephraim about Miranda's match with Nicholas?
(a) They must make the best of it.
(b) She is terribly happy.
(c) She has deep reservations about the marriage.
(d) It is the will of God.

2. What does Nicholas not believe in that shocks Miranda?
(a) Faith.
(b) Repentance.
(c) True love.
(d) God.

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

4. Who is invited to the house for St. Nicholas's Day?
(a) The tenant farmers.
(b) All the family in the area.
(c) Government officials.
(d) The tenant farmer children.

5. What does Nicholas rescue from a cliff?
(a) A dog.
(b) A purse.
(c) An old man.
(d) A child.

6. How does Peggy get Miranda's attention when Nicholas gets home?
(a) Speaks in code.
(b) Throws rocks at her window.
(c) Screams.
(d) Slides a note under her door.

7. Who does Miranda talk to about her fear of Nicholas?
(a) Zelie.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Katrine.

8. What do Peggy and Miranda plan while Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck for a few days?
(a) A dinner with Jeff.
(b) Peggy's wedding.
(c) A return party for Nicholas.
(d) Miranda's birthday party.

9. Why does Jeff come home from the war?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He is needed at home.
(c) He fulfills his commitment.
(d) He deserts his post.

10. How does Miranda feel when Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck for a few days?
(a) Upset.
(b) Worried.
(c) Lighthearted.
(d) Free.

11. Why does Nicholas decide to travel to the Pine Orchard Mountain House?
(a) He is avoiding seeing Jeff Turner.
(b) He has business to attend there.
(c) Miranda asks to travel.
(d) The heat gets too intense.

12. What is the name of Ephraim's farm?
(a) Well's Farm.
(b) Wales Territory.
(c) Willford Ranch.
(d) Walling's Place.

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

14. What does Poe ask Miranda to do when she first meets him?
(a) Recite her own poetry.
(b) Promice him to be happy in life.
(c) Give him a critique.
(d) Sing for the group.

15. What does Miranda find in the attic while Nicholas is gone?
(a) An opium pipe.
(b) A wedding picture of Johanna.
(c) Johanna's diary.
(d) Her baby's cradle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at Dragonwyck for a year after the death of the baby?

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

3. Where is Peggy when she begins to feel uneasy with staying at Dragonwyck?

4. What does Nicholas bring for Poe when he and Miranda visit him?

5. Who does Miranda hold a secret meeting with after Nicholas hurts her?

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