This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Merrily and the Perambulator and Dr. and Mrs. Maudsley.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the abrupt change in the way Isabelle's father treats her.
(a) He becomes a doting father to the baby; singing lullabyes and reading stories.
(b) He hires extra help to make sure she is well cared for and entertained.
(c) He leaves suddenly, leaving her in the care of the gardener and cook.
(d) He loves her at first, but after a few months begins to disdain her and hate her presence.

2. When Isabelle returns after being away for several months, she comes back with what or whom?
(a) Two packages, which are two babies.
(b) A handsome husband.
(c) Her father's money from a bank in London.
(d) An emerald ring that her father suspected was stolen.

3. What is surprising about the appearance of the letter for Margaret?
(a) Margaret's name is mispelled, and there is no return address.
(b) It is handwritten by a person who is either a child or an invalid.
(c) Each line is in a new color of ink.
(d) The type is faint and barely recognizable.

4. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?
(a) Her real name.
(b) Whether Winter is terminally ill and fears death will end her life soon.
(c) What happened to the (missing) thirteenth story in her first book.
(d) An explanation about the rumor that her house is haunted.

5. The following can be said about the bookshop:
(a) Most of the store's income is gained through rare book transactions.
(b) Students come to sell and resell textbooks.
(c) There are seven rooms of used books.
(d) All of the answers are true.

Short Answer Questions

1. Margaret says, "the hours between eight in the evening and one or two in the morning have always been my magic hours." What does she do during these hours?

2. When Vida Winter cries out a name, Margaret realizes that she and Winter have something in common. What is it?

3. What happens to Roland, Isabelle's husband?

4. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?

5. In what way did the bookstore help in Margaret's education?

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