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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 Miranda's favorite part of the hotel in the Pine Orchards?

2. How long does Nicholas mourn his dead son?

3. What does Miranda think about her wedding day?

4. What does Miranda make in Poe's kitchen?

5. What is the name of Peggy's boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Miranda secretly meets with Jeff?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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