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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. What is Poe's wife's name?

2. What does Jeff do to help Peggy?

3. What is Bronck's occupation?

4. What does Nicholas do to the boy who throws water at him?

5. What does Poe ask Miranda to do when she first meets him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeff say to Miranda after they meet, while Nicholas is away from Dragonwyck?

2. What happens when the Mary Clinton bursts into flames?

3. What happens after Miranda and Nicholas are apart for a year?

4. What happens when a new governor is elected?

5. What does Miranda find in the attic, and how does this make her feel?

6. What does Jeff write to Miranda about, and how is he feeling?

7. Where does Miranda stay when she gets back to Dragonwyck, and how does she feel about this?

8. How do Jeff and Miranda try and escape?

9. What happens when Miranda meets with Nicholas in the tower room?

10. What does Jeff do for Peggy before he and Miranda move to California?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Miranda choose to do with her inherited estate, and why does she choose to take this path?

Essay Topic 2

Love is a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot and why?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why does Seton choose these particular places for this plot to take place?

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