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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. How does Miranda feel when Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck for a few days?

2. What is outside of the theater when the Van Ryns go to see the play?

3. What is the name of the woman Jeff plans to propose to?

4. What does Nicholas not believe in that shocks Miranda?

5. What does Poe ask Miranda to do when she first meets him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miranda do with Dragonwyck when she hears that Nicholas is dead?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when a new governor is elected?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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