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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. Where does Nicholas spend most of his time after the day in town with Miranda?

3. How does Miranda say Abigail looks when Tibby is married?

4. Who arrives at Dragonwyck before the festivities of the Fourth of July are over?

5. Who does Miranda go looking for when she gets lonely?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Miranda describe Johanna when she is first introduced?

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

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

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

8. What happens when Miranda agrees to play a game of Blind Man's Bluff?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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