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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 Peggy's occupation?

2. What sickness does Miranda get after the boat accident?

3. What is Miranda's favorite part of the hotel in the Pine Orchards?

4. What does Miranda know instinctively when she wakes up after the boat injury?

5. What does Miranda wear when she hears that Nicholas is coming?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when a new governor is elected?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Jeff do before leaving Dragonwyck as Nicholas orders him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Betrayal is a theme introduced in a few places in this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

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