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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 6, why does Nicole decide she does not want to go to the attic?

2. Who gets a headache in Chapter 5 and has to spend the rest of the afternoon lying down?

3. What does Sigmund call Dorothy?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Miranda learn about the Hootons in Mrs. Wainwright's book about 19th century Garnet?

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

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

7. What conversation do Miranda and her father have about an atmosphere in the house and how does her mother react?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miranda has always known her aunt Belle to be gentle and cheerful. How does Aunt Belle change when she visits the Brownes in Garnet? Why does Belle not seem to be herself?

Essay Topic 2

Tension is a literary device designed to evoke readers' emotions. How does Reiss create tension in various scenes in Time Windows? How does the use of tension add stimulation and excitement to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Time Windows? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Miranda?

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