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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 brings the dancing to an end on the Fourth of July?

2. What causes Miranda to feel guilty after hearing the story of Azilda?

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

4. What is the name of Johanna's maid?

5. Who is left in charge during the mourning time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens as Klaas is brought forward to pay his rent to Nicholas?

3. Who does Miranda sit by at the Fourth of July celebration, and what do they discuss?

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

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

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

7. How do de Grenier and Miranda feel about the way Nicholas handles the offerings of the tenant farmers?

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

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

10. What happens when a maid summons Miranda to Johanna's room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miranda endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Betrayal is a theme introduced in a few places in this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

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

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