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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wysteria introduces Miranda to the crafting of what at an early age?
(a) Doll houses.
(b) Lace doilies.
(c) Fishing nets.
(d) Kites.

2. What duty is Miranda in charge of which she enjoys greatly in Chapter 3?
(a) Cleaning the basement.
(b) Lighting the lantern.
(c) Locking the windows.
(d) Cleaning the kites.

3. What is the name of Miranda's favorite kite in Chapter 4?
(a) Black Hawk.
(b) Great Heron.
(c) Blue Rocket.
(d) Red Dragon.

4. Farley asks if Miranda can accompany him where to fly the kite in Chapter 6?
(a) To the beach.
(b) Into town.
(c) To the mountains.
(d) To the church.

5. When Miranda tries out the skeleton key in Chapter 4, she finds all of the rooms on the floor empty except for what?
(a) Farley's study.
(b) The Captain's study.
(c) The storage pantry.
(d) Wysteria's bedchamber.

6. What is the name of the estate owned by Wysteria in "Bird"?
(a) Bourne Manor.
(b) Barrows Manor.
(c) Dean Manor.
(d) Mead Manor.

7. How many turrets does Bourne Manor have?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

8. The Bourne Manor functions as a kind of what in the novel?
(a) Lighthouse.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Windmill.
(d) Church.

9. Miranda's room in Bourne Manor looks out across the harbor and to what mountains?
(a) The Adirondack Mountains.
(b) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
(c) The Appalachian Mountains.
(d) The Alps.

10. Miranda claims in Chapter 4 that she could not see Wysteria as beautiful due to her what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Paleness.
(c) Grief.
(d) Coldness.

11. What is the name of the doctor that Miranda tracks down in Chapter 7?
(a) Dr. Mead.
(b) Dr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Barrows.
(d) Dr. Smith.

12. What do the boys who jeer at Miranda call her in Chapter 7?
(a) "The Meadow Lark."
(b) "The Bourne Slave."
(c) "The Bourne Mouse."
(d) "The Bourne Witch."

13. What does Wysteria give Miranda after she becomes trapped in a bush in Chapter 5?
(a) A rope ladder.
(b) Heavier boots.
(c) A tutor.
(d) A pocket knife.

14. How many children did Wysteria have with her late husband?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

15. In Chapter 5, Miranda looks into the distance for Red Dragon and sees a boy wearing what?
(a) A red cap.
(b) A gray hat.
(c) A blue cap.
(d) A gray coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Miranda and Wysteria are described as having grown more what in the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. What does Wysteria trust will keep Miranda close to home in Chapter 5?

3. What does Miranda become an expert at while tending the kites in Chapter 4?

4. What word means burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical?

5. What is the narrative voice of the novel?

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