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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often do Philip and Helen quarrel when they stay at the Rosenbaums for a bit after bringing Nicole home in Chapter 7?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Not once.
(d) The entire time.

2. How old was the bride of an elderly mayor of Garnet in 1880?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

3. In Chapter 8, what type of wallpaper does Helen hang in the dining room?
(a) Violet-sprigged.
(b) Red damask.
(c) Fern.
(d) Serpentine.

4. Where does Miranda feel fear for the second time in Chapter 5?
(a) Attic steps.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) Porch.
(d) Attic.

5. What is the only furniture in the room where fugitive slaves hid in the Hooton cellar?
(a) 2 cots.
(b) 2 wooden benches.
(c) 2 bunks.
(d) 2 chairs.

6. What are the Hootons eating when Miranda comes over in Chapter 11?
(a) Cinnamon rolls.
(b) Monkey bread.
(c) Raspberry strudel.
(d) Coffee cake.

7. How does Miranda carry her flue and music books when she rides her bike to Mrs. Wainwright's in Chapter 8?
(a) Wicker basket.
(b) Metal basket.
(c) Paniers.
(d) Backpack.

8. In Chapter 6, why does Nicole decide she does not want to go to the attic?
(a) It is too dusty.
(b) It is too musty.
(c) It is too dark.
(d) It is too hot.

9. What type of atmosphere does Helen sense in the house?
(a) Dark and threatening.
(b) Menacing and forbidding.
(c) Waiting and brooding.
(d) Sinister and intimidating.

10. What does Sigmund call Dorothy?
(a) Kitten.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Princess.
(d) Poppet.

11. How long was Sigmund Galworthy bedridden after his wife was killed in a train accident?
(a) Weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) A month.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Miranda do to help herself calm down?
(a) Goes for a walk.
(b) Plays her flute.
(c) Swings on the front porch.
(d) Reads a book.

13. In Chapter 6, how often does Aunt Belle say she has spanked her children?
(a) Never.
(b) Once.
(c) 3 times.
(d) Twice.

14. When did Ezra Galworthy build the house where the Brownes are living?
(a) Around 1805.
(b) 1790 or thereabouts.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1800.

15. What Garnet family hid runaway slaves in the mid-19th century?
(a) Wainwright.
(b) McCarthy.
(c) Galworthy.
(d) Hooton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Miranda been in Garnet at the end of Chapter 6?

2. Who built the dollhouse that is a replica of the Galworthy house?

3. When Miranda watches the dollhouse in Chapter 9, where does she find a Sigmund?

4. How many servants have been let go in the Galworthy house in Chapter 9?

5. What does Helen do in Chapter 7, when Miranda starts sobbing in the car as her parents argue?

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