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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 is Poe's wife's name?

2. What does Jeff tie Nicholas up with?

3. What is the name of the river boat Nicholas buys?

4. What does Abigail say to Ephraim about Miranda's match with Nicholas?

5. What drug does Nicholas use while in the tower room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a bucket of water is thrown on Nicholas?

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

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

4. What does Jeff do for Peggy before he and Miranda move to California?

5. Who does Jeff plan to marry when he returns from the war, and why does he not get the chance to propose to her?

6. Where does Miranda stay when she gets back to Dragonwyck, and how does she feel about this?

7. What does De Grenier say to Miranda when he arrives to their party?

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

9. What happens after Miranda and Nicholas are apart for a year?

10. What happens when a new governor is elected?

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

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

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