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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. Why is Katrine so confused when Nicholas takes her to the doctor?
(a) He speaks mostly to Miranda.
(b) He rarely goes in to town in the winter.
(c) He is not dressed for the occasion.
(d) He never spends time with her.

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

3. What is Nicholas's favorite poet?
(a) Poe.
(b) Frost.
(c) Donne.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. What is the name of the house Miranda is supposed to make her first stop at?
(a) Amber House.
(b) Astor House.
(c) Arkham House.
(d) Alostria House.

5. Who visits Miranda while she is on the farm with her family?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Katrine.
(d) Count De Grenier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the down renters destroy on St. Nicholas Day?

2. Where does Nicholas spend most of his time after the day in town with Miranda?

3. Where do the Van Ryns usually go after the New Year?

4. How does Nicholas respond to the growing unrest among the tenant farmers?

5. What is Annetje's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Nicholas and Johanna spend their days doing?

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

3. What does Nicholas do when he and Miranda meet alone at night after Johanna's death?

4. What does Jeff prescribe for Johanna's cold, and how does she respond?

5. What does Ephraim think after Jeff leaves the farm?

6. What happens when Nicholas and Miranda are driving home from the doctor's office?

7. Where does Miranda hear the story about Azilde, and what is it about?

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

9. What does Miranda think about while her father reads the family bible?

10. What does Miranda think about when she goes to bed for the first time in Dragonwyck?

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