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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. Farley points out that Miranda may have forgotten, but that inside her she has a draw to do what in Chapter 10?
(a) Sail to Ireland.
(b) Fly far away.
(c) Swim far away.
(d) Sing.

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

3. Dr. Mead tells Miranda that Captain Barrows believed that the Manor was cursed and also thought that through what he could break the curse in Chapter 8?
(a) Adventure.
(b) True love for his wife.
(c) Learning to fly.
(d) Building kites.

4. Why did Dr. Mead try to talk Captain Barrows out of marrying, as he relates in Chapter 8?
(a) Wysteria only wanted money.
(b) Caprain Barrows was too poor.
(c) His sister loved Captain Barrows.
(d) Captain Barrows was evil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the change in characterization of a dynamic character over the course of a narrative?

2. In Chapter 13, Miranda and Farley realize that Captain Barrows had designed a great flying kite that was to be composed of what?

3. How is Miranda able to escape the Manor in Chapter 12?

4. Who does Dr. Mead's nurse say she believes killed Captain Barrows in Chapter 9?

5. How many pieces of paper are in the walls that Miranda always thought had been Wysteria's manner of insulating the room in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Miranda react to Farley's return in Chapter 10?

3. What is Dr. Mead's view of curses, as described in Chapter 8? How does the doctor relate to the plot and the protagonist?

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

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

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

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

8. What climactic danger does Miranda face in Chapter 12? How does she escape?

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

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

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