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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. Who warns Miranda of the dangers in the city?

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

3. How does Nicholas respond to the growing unrest among the tenant farmers?

4. What color is Miranda's best dress as she leaves for Dragonwyck?

5. What does Miranda work on after the party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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