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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. In Chapter 2, about how old is the first person Miranda sees in the attic?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Timmy say his mother threw at him?

3. Where does Andrew Kramer work?

4. What are Iris and Andrew wearing when the scene in the dollhouse changes from Lucinda and Donald in Chapter 3?

5. What did Miranda's father teach at the city college in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Hootons like?

2. What does Miranda witness in Chapter 3 when she visits the dollhouse after lunch?

3. What can Miranda see from the attic windows?

4. What does Andrew Kramer say about the house and how his family came to own it?

5. What does Miranda learn about Dorothy and her family?

6. What does Miranda remember about dating in New York?

7. In Chapter 4, how does Miranda compare summer in Garnet to New York City?

8. At lunch, what do Helen and Philip tell Miranda about their neighbors in Chapter 3?

9. What does Miranda's new bedroom look like, and how does she imagine it will look after they fix it up?

10. How does the scene in the dollhouse change in Chapter 3 when Miranda's parents call her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stories are made up of characters who are round or dynamic characters and flat or static characters. Who are some characters who are merely named in passing of have a minor role in Time Windows? What is the importance of these flat or static characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Lucinda is not content with running her household and taking care of her daughter. Irene seems content to care for her children and stay at home until she is infected with Lucinda's ideas. What roles were women expected to play in 1904 and the 1940s? Why was it not acceptable for women to have a job, especially in 1904?

Essay Topic 3

Miranda discovers that time is not chronological in the dollhouse. How do scenes in the dollhouse move back and forth in time? How does the way the scenes go back and forth in time help Miranda compare and contrast the families who have lived in the house, including her own?

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