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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nicholas sit when he and his wife go out in the carriage?

2. What day does Miranda prepare to leave her home?

3. What is brought to Nicholas by the people who come to Dragonwyck before the festivities of the Fourth of July are over?

4. What gift does Nicholas give Miranda after the ball?

5. How does Miranda's mother describe Nicholas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nicholas ask Miranda to do after her first dinner at Dragonwyck?

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

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

5. What does Miranda see one night when Nicholas and Johanna are leaving Dragonwyck for a night out?

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

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

8. How does Miranda feel when she sees the hotel room that is prepared for her, at her first stop on her journey to Dragonwyck?

9. How does Johanna die, and how does Nicholas respond?

10. How does Ephraim feel about Nicholas when he first arrives at the hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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