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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hot.
(c) It is too dark.
(d) It is too musty.

2. In Chapter 7, what color car is a man driving who honks and swerves around the Browne's car?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Silver.
(d) Red.

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

4. What time does thunder wake Miranda in Chapter 11?
(a) 6:15 a.m.
(b) 5:00 a.m.
(c) 6:45 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Sigmund Galworthy bedridden after his wife was killed in a train accident?

2. What food does Helen say that Miranda does not like in Chapter 6?

3. What does Iris Kramer keep telling her husband she wants?

4. What does Lucinda say Dorothy will have for breakfast in Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Belle get upset?

2. Why does Belle think her emotions got out of control?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Miranda feel after Aunt Belle comments on the scent of magnolia?

4. What scene does Miranda see when she and Nicole go to the attic?

5. What conversation do Philip and Miranda have about the house at the end of Chapter 10?

6. Where is the Hooton's secret room and how is it furnished?

7. What does Mrs. Wainwright know about a room for slaves on the Underground Railroad in Miranda's house?

8. Why does Dan come back to the attic after he shows Buddy out?

9. What does Mrs. Wainwright tell Miranda about the Galworthys?

10. What does Dan think when Miranda tells him about what she can see in the dollhouse?

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