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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. Once in the Manor, Dr. Mead becomes singularly focused on finding his family's lost fortune where in Chapter 12?

2. What does Miranda take with her when she leaves the Manor in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 12, Miranda realizes that she is not safe and that she must leave before what?

4. What is the name of the family which once owned Bourne Manor?

5. What does Miranda do for the first time in the novel since the beginning in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Miranda take flight in Chapter 11?

4. What is Dr. Mead's reaction to the laudanum in Chapter 12? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Dr. Mead say about Captain Barrows' marriage in Chapter 8?

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

Describe and analyze the character of Dr. Mead in the novel. What is Dr. Mead's reaction upon seeing Wysteria?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the Captain's study and analyze the character of Captain Barrows in the narrative. Why is Miranda curious about the Captain?

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