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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 8, what type of wallpaper does Helen hang in the dining room?

2. Over how many years have Hootons lived in the house where Ed, Virginia, and their boys live?

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

4. Where did Aunt Belle sleep after her outburst with the children?

5. How often do Philip and Helen quarrel when they stay at the Rosenbaums for a bit after bringing Nicole home in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Nicole get angry with Miranda?

4. How do Miranda's parents begin arguing on the trip back from New York City in Chapter 7?

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

6. How does Belle get upset?

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

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

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

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

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

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Time Windows to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Miranda has a feeling that she has forgotten an important memory. What is revealed about memory through Miranda’s experience of a repressed/forgotten memory in “Ever After”?

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