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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Wysteria rings her bell in Chapter 6, Miranda finds her where?

2. Miranda obeys Wysteria's requests to stay close to the Manor in Chapter 5, partly because she fears what?

3. What does Wysteria make Miranda study in Chapter 2?

4. How many generations of grim ancestral portraits line the walls of the hall in Bourne Manor?

5. How many rooms are there in Bourne Manor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Miranda finds the doctor's office in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. What breaks Miranda's solitude in Chapter 5? How is her life described at this time? How long has she been at the Manor?

6. What leads Wysteria to give Miranda heavier boots in Chapter 5? How does Miranda feel about her situation?

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

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

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

10. What leads Miranda to begin wandering further from the Manor in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the setting of the novel. Where is Lake Champlain and where is the Manor situated on the lake?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the narrative voice of "Bird". In what person and tense is the story related? What is the tense?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Miss Moreland and the exposition revealed by her in Chapter 9. What does Miss Moreland relate of Dr. Mead?

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