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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miranda become trapped in by the wind in Chapter 1?
(a) An elm tree.
(b) A willow tree.
(c) A rose bush.
(d) A kite string.

2. Miranda hopes to signal to Farley by doing what in Chapter 6?
(a) Moving her hands by a flame.
(b) Waving a kite from the window.
(c) Fanning smoke out the window.
(d) Waving a flag from the window.

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

4. The doctor's secretary tells Miranda that the doctor will not be excited to do what in Chapter 7?
(a) Return to the Manor.
(b) Visit his sister.
(c) Go near the hounds.
(d) See Wysteria.

5. Who does Miranda take with her when she leaves the manor in Chapter 7?
(a) Farley.
(b) Wysteria.
(c) Two hounds.
(d) Four hounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Miranda say Wysteria's husband had been dead in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 2, Miranda says she wished she could have gone to a local school but would not have been allowed due to what?

3. What is Wysteria's last name in the novel?

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

5. What does Miranda leave the manor to do in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Miranda's process of working in Chapter 3. How does Wysteria treat Miranda regarding her work?

2. How does Miranda rediscover the Red Dragon in Chapter 5?

3. What does the character Farley do when he first is introduced in Chapter 5? What is Miranda and Wysteria's reaction to the boy?

4. How does the author contrast Miranda and Wysteria regarding their interests and values in Chapter 4?

5. When does Miranda arrive at her new surroundings in Chapter 1? What does she remark about the estate?

6. How are the early years of Miranda's stay described in Chapter 2? What does Wysteria use to keep Miranda from leaving?

7. What room does Miranda discover in Chapter 4?

8. What is Miranda's room like at the estate? How does she describe the setting of the Manor in Chapter 1?

9. What is Miranda's response to the boys in Chapter 7? What does she learn of the Manor from them?

10. What leads Miranda to leave the Manor in Chapter 7? Who does she take with her?

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