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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. Dr. Mead's nurse begs Miranda to do what in Chapter 9?
(a) Release the hounds.
(b) Not let Wysteria into the Manor.
(c) Not let Dr. Mead back into the Manor.
(d) Tell Wysteria she misses her.

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

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

4. The Bourne Manor was named after whom?
(a) Wysteria's great-grandmother.
(b) Dr. Mead's great-grandmother.
(c) Captain Barrows' grandmother.
(d) Miranda's father.

5. Who does Miranda encounter on her way to the Manor in Chapter 12?
(a) Dr. Mead.
(b) Miss Meadows.
(c) Farley.
(d) Wysteria.

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. How does Dr. Mead say Wysteria grew up in Chapter 8?

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

4. In the end of Chapter 8, Dr. Mead states that Wysteria may be transported where?

5. What do Miranda and Farley discover the kites are made of in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr. Mead's demeanor at the Manor change in Chapter 8? What does he learn of Miranda?

2. What does Farley discuss with Miranda on their kite-flying trip in Chapter 10?

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

4. How did Captain Barrows hope to break the curse of the Manor, according to Dr.Mead in Chapter 8?

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

6. What does Dr. Mead suggest Miranda do about Wysteria in Chapter 8? What does he promise to do as well?

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

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

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

10. How is Chapter 11 a crucial moment in the development of Miranda's character in the novel?

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