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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 about Jeff does Miranda find soothing?
(a) His confidence.
(b) His voice.
(c) His presence.
(d) His touch.

2. Who does Nicholas forbid coming to his house?
(a) Dr. Francis.
(b) Jeff.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Katrine.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miranda ask to come and live with her when she is pregnant?

2. What happens to Miranda just before St. Nicholas's Day?

3. How long does Nicholas mourn his dead son?

4. How does Peggy get Miranda's attention when Nicholas gets home?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Miranda feel about Poe's home?

4. What does Miranda find in the attic, and how does this make her feel?

5. What does Jeff do before leaving Dragonwyck as Nicholas orders him?

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

7. What does Miranda realize when she falls ill in the Pine Orchard Mountain House?

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

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

10. What does De Grenier say to Miranda when he arrives to their party?

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