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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 Miranda make in Poe's kitchen?

2. What does Nicholas say he hears in the house when he returns?

3. Which of the following does Nicholas NOT do as a mentor to Miranda?

4. Who does Miranda talk to about her fear of Nicholas?

5. Which of the following is NOT someone who comes to care for Miranda after the boat accident?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Nicholas say when Miranda asks him what he thinks of Poe?

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

7. How does Peggy feel about all the social engagements that happen after the baby dies?

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

9. What happens when Miranda meets with Nicholas in the tower room?

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

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

Love is a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot and why?

Essay Topic 3

Patience is a virtue that is needed and employed by some of the main characters. What are some of the main instances of this virtue, and how are those characters affected?

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