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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. How big is the hotel suite that Miranda is taken to at her first stop?

2. What does Nicholas dress up like on St. Nicholas Day?

3. What does De Grenier tell Nicholas he is too much of?

4. What does Miranda notice about her father as they ride towards town together?

5. What does Nicholas give Miranda after Johanna's death?

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

3. What do Nicholas and Johanna spend their days doing?

4. How does Ephraim feel about Miranda going to Dragonwyck?

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Miranda hear the story about Azilde, and what is it about?

10. What causes Miranda's father to think twice about leaving his daughter, and what does she say to change her mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why does Seton choose these particular places for this plot to take place?

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