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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. What does Miranda accidentally see Nicholas doing during the summer?

2. Which of Miranda's siblings rides on the wagon with Miranda as she leaves for Dragonwyck?

3. How many times does Miranda get lost as she heads to town?

4. What is the name of the house Miranda is supposed to make her first stop at?

5. What happens when the tenant farmers meet in Smoky Hollow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miranda feel during her first month at Dragonwyck?

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

3. Who knocks on Miranda's door when she is in bed for the first night in Dragonwyck, and what is said?

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

5. What happens when Miranda walks in to the doctor's office to have Katrine's finger examined?

6. What does Miranda do to try and convince her father to let her go to Dragonwyck?

7. What does Miranda see during the summer that she doesn't forget?

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

9. Which doctor does Nicholas want to treat his daughter, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peggy is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alter the outcome of the plot? What happens differently if she is not in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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