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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Klaas Becker do that causes a big scene?
(a) Sings a slaving song.
(b) Accuses Nicholas of murder.
(c) Hits Nicholas.
(d) Refuses to pay his rent.

2. What do the down renters destroy on St. Nicholas Day?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A canopy.
(c) The gardens.
(d) Some church windows.

3. What happens when the tenant farmers meet in Smoky Hollow?
(a) The group is outraged against the Van Ryns.
(b) A snow storm blows in and some of them get frostbite.
(c) A boy is shot and dies.
(d) Whiskey is handed out and some property is destroyed.

4. Why does Nicholas hate Johanna?
(a) She has no fortune.
(b) She is unkind to him.
(c) She is obese.
(d) She cannot bear him a son.

5. Who tells Miranda the story of Azilda?
(a) Zelie.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Annetje.
(d) Johanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tenant farmers meet in Smoky Hollow?

2. How does Miranda's mother greet her when she returns from Dragonwyck?

3. How many servants are at the Van Ryn house?

4. What piece of jewelery is Miranda wearing when she leaves for Dragonwyck?

5. Who writes Miranda a letter before she heads home after the funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do de Grenier and Miranda feel about the way Nicholas handles the offerings of the tenant farmers?

2. What causes Miranda to feel guilt during the summer?

3. What does Jeff do after Johanna's death to calm his suspicions?

4. What does De Grenier say about the Van Ryn's relationship while he is visiting for the Fourth of July?

5. What surprising bit of news does Tibby have for Miranda when she gets home, and how does Miranda respond to this news?

6. How does Ephraim feel about Miranda going to Dragonwyck?

7. What causes Turner to take pity on Nicholas on the Fourth of July?

8. Which doctor does Nicholas want to treat his daughter, and why?

9. What happens when Miranda agrees to play a game of Blind Man's Bluff?

10. How does Miranda feel during her first month at Dragonwyck?

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