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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 Nicholas say he hears in the house when he returns?
(a) Laughing and piano playing.
(b) Scratching and singing.
(c) Moans and heavy breathing.
(d) Crying and screaming.

2. Why is Jeff brought to Dragonwyck?
(a) Miranda is in labor.
(b) Miranda wants to see him.
(c) The baby is sick.
(d) A servant is hurt.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Miranda to regain consciousness after the boat accident?

2. What does Abigail say to Ephraim about Miranda's match with Nicholas?

3. How does Miranda feel when Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck for a few days?

4. Which of the following does Nicholas NOT do as a mentor to Miranda?

5. What is the name of the doctor called on to help Poe's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Jeff and Miranda try and escape?

4. What does Jeff do for Peggy before he and Miranda move to California?

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

6. What happens when a new governor is elected?

7. What happens when the Mary Clinton bursts into flames?

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

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

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

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