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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 happens to Miranda just before St. Nicholas's Day?
(a) She gets frequent headaches.
(b) The baby moves.
(c) She begins to bleed.
(d) She goes into labor.

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

3. What is Peggy's occupation?
(a) Cook's assistant.
(b) Call girl.
(c) Maid.
(d) Clothers ironer.

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

5. What does 'to the egress' mean?
(a) The exit.
(b) The entrance.
(c) The cloak room.
(d) The washroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT someone who comes to care for Miranda after the boat accident?

2. What is Bronck's occupation?

3. What does Jeff tie Nicholas up with?

4. What does Nicholas not believe in that shocks Miranda?

5. How does Nicholas stop the river boat when Jeff and Miranda get on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miranda do with Dragonwyck when she hears that Nicholas is dead?

2. What does Jeff write to Miranda about, and how is he feeling?

3. Who does Jeff plan to marry when he returns from the war, and why does he not get the chance to propose to her?

4. What does Jeff say to Miranda after they meet, while Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck?

5. How does Miranda feel when she wakes up after her wedding night, and how does Nicholas respond to this?

6. What does Nicholas say when Miranda asks him what he thinks of Poe?

7. How do Jeff and Miranda try and escape?

8. What happens when Miranda asks Nicholas to let Peggy be her maid at home?

9. What happens after Miranda and Nicholas are apart for a year?

10. Where does Miranda stay when she gets back to Dragonwyck, and how does she feel about this?

(see the answer keys)

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