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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 do for the first time in the novel since the beginning in Chapter 11?
(a) Swims.
(b) Sings.
(c) Dances.
(d) Flies.

2. Dr. Mead notes that Captain Barrows was what, just as his father had been, in Chapter 8?
(a) A cold man.
(b) A reasonable accountant.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An impractical dreamer.

3. Who do the hounds return along with in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Miss Meadows.
(b) Farley.
(c) Wysteria.
(d) Dr. Mead.

4. What does Farley bring to Miranda when he arrives in Chapter 10?
(a) Red Dragon.
(b) A gift.
(c) Money.
(d) Wysteria's watch.

5. Dr. Mead's nurse tells Miranda in Chapter 9 that the house is indeed cursed and that its purported fortunes had taken hold of whom?
(a) Many in the town.
(b) Dr. Westmoreland.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Miranda tells Dr. Mead that she has learned much from the Captain's books and enjoys watching what from on top of the Manor?

2. In Chapter 11, Farley mentions that he will likely not go back where?

3. Dr. Mead does not believe in what, but he believes that the inhabitants of the Manor were affected by believing in them?

4. What refers to something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial?

5. Where does Miranda hope to go to find more of her kind in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Miranda's state of mind when she awakens in Chapter 11? Where does she go?

2. Who does Dr. Mead send to check in on Miranda in Chapter 9? Why won't she enter the house?

3. How does Dr. Mead enter the Manor in Chapter 12? What is his objective there?

4. Where does Miranda encounter Dr. Mead in Chapter 12? What does she show him?

5. What surprise does Farley introduce to Miranda in Chapter 11?

6. What is Miranda's reaction once she is flying in Chapter 11?

7. Where does Miranda awaken in Chapter 12? How does she feel?

8. What do Miranda and Farley discover about Captain Barrows' plans in Chapter 13?

9. What inner conflicts does Miranda face in Chapter 9?

10. What is Miranda's time alone at the Manor like in the beginning of Chapter 9?

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