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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. How long does Mrs. Wainwright think the Kramers stayed in Garnet?
(a) 8 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

2. How much of the Galworthy house has a cellar underneath it?
(a) All of it.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/3.

3. What does Lucinda want to do with her life?
(a) Be a professor or work in business.
(b) Be a doctor or work in business.
(c) Be a lawyer or work in business.
(d) Be an engineer or work in business.

4. What month is it in Chapter 5?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) June.

5. What is Dorothy wearing when Miranda watches her mother lock her in the attic?
(a) Nightgown.
(b) White petticoat.
(c) Red dress.
(d) Nightgown and robe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the bride of an elderly mayor of Garnet in 1880?

2. What type of atmosphere does Helen sense in the house?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Miranda say is her favorite meal that her mother makes?

4. What instrument is Buddy learning?

5. In Chapter 8, what type of wallpaper does Helen hang in the dining room?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what truce do the Browne's have?

2. How do Timmy and Jeff start a fire in the attic and how are they saved from the fire?

3. Who does Miranda see at Mrs. Wainwright's and why in Chapter 8?

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

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

6. Where does Miranda go after watching Kramers for a while in Chapter 11?

7. What does Helen think is wrong with Miranda when Miranda tells her about feeling terror on the steps of the attic?

8. Why does Buddy not want to go in the attic?

9. In Chapter 11, what does Miranda do when she is awakened by a thunderstorm?

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

(see the answer keys)

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