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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. When does Miranda go to the attic while Nicole is visiting?

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

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

4. What was the problem with the hiding place for slaves at the Galworthy house?

5. How much of the Galworthy house has a cellar underneath it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Belle feel about her actions the next morning?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A frame story sets the scene for a story within a story. What is the frame story in Time Windows? How does it provide perspective for the Galworthy and Kramer’s stories?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Time Windows and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Miranda has always gotten along well with her mother. How and why does Miranda and Helen’s relationship begin to change and deteriorate the longer they are in Garnet?

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