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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. Why does Nicole get angry with Miranda?
(a) Miranda will not ride bikes.
(b) Miranda does not want to go for a walk.
(c) Miranda will not leave the attic.
(d) Miranda will not go in the garden.

2. In Chapter 11, what food does Miranda take to the attic when she is awakened by a thunder storm?
(a) Mulberry pie and a glass of milk.
(b) Raspberry pie and a glass of milk.
(c) Apple pie and a glass of milk.
(d) Blueberry pie and a glass of milk.

3. What does Miranda eat while her mother makes something for her and Nicole to eat in Chapter 6?
(a) Apple.
(b) Plum.
(c) Pear.
(d) Grape.

4. What does Helen do in Chapter 7, when Miranda starts sobbing in the car as her parents argue?
(a) Slaps her in the face.
(b) Gives her a hug.
(c) Makes her get out of the car and walk home.
(d) Talks soothingly to her.

5. In Chapter 5, what does Miranda make for herself, Anni, and Simon to eat when they make a hiding place in the boxwood bushes?
(a) Peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwiches.
(b) Peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches.
(c) Peanut butter and peach jam sandwiches.
(d) Peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwiches.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, why does Nicole decide she does not want to go to the attic?

2. In Chapter 11, what color dog does Eddie Hooton get?

3. What is Iris fixing for lunch in Chapter 11?

4. After the first family of slaves hid in the Galworthy house, how long did they have to stay at the house to recuperate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What conversation does Miranda overhear between Lucinda and Sigmund in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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