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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 Nicholas bring for Poe when he and Miranda visit him?

2. What is the name of Ephraim's farm?

3. What is Peggy's occupation?

4. What does Miranda find in the attic while Nicholas is gone?

5. What is the name of the doctor called on to help Poe's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jeff and Miranda try and escape?

2. How does Miranda feel when she wakes up after her wedding night, and how does Nicholas respond to this?

3. What happens when a new governor is elected?

4. What does Jeff say to Miranda after they meet, while Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck?

5. How does Miranda feel about Poe's home?

6. What does Miranda find in the attic, and how does this make her feel?

7. What does Miranda realize when she falls ill in the Pine Orchard Mountain House?

8. What does Jeff write to Miranda about, and how is he feeling?

9. What happens when Miranda asks Nicholas to let Peggy be her maid at home?

10. What happens when the Mary Clinton bursts into flames?

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

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?

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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