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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 do Jeff and Timmy use to make a torch with the matches Jeff has?

2. At the end of Chapter 5, what does Miranda smell and feel when she feels the terror again?

3. How long was Sigmund Galworthy bedridden after his wife was killed in a train accident?

4. What time does thunder wake Miranda in Chapter 11?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 10, what does Miranda do to help herself calm down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do Miranda and her father have about an atmosphere in the house and how does her mother react?

2. What does Mrs. Wainwright tell Miranda about the Galworthys?

3. Why does Nicole get angry with Miranda?

4. What conversation do Philip and Miranda have about the house at the end of Chapter 10?

5. Where is the Hooton's secret room and how is it furnished?

6. What does Dan think when Miranda tells him about what she can see in the dollhouse?

7. Where does Miranda go after watching Kramers for a while in Chapter 11?

8. How does Belle get upset?

9. What does Mrs. Wainwright know about a room for slaves on the Underground Railroad in Miranda's house?

10. What does Miranda learn about the Hootons in Mrs. Wainwright's book about 19th century Garnet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stories are made up of characters who are round or dynamic characters and flat or static characters. Who are some characters who are merely named in passing of have a minor role in Time Windows? What is the importance of these flat or static characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not fantasy?

Essay Topic 3

Lucinda is not content with running her household and taking care of her daughter. Irene seems content to care for her children and stay at home until she is infected with Lucinda's ideas. What roles were women expected to play in 1904 and the 1940s? Why was it not acceptable for women to have a job, especially in 1904?

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