This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Middles: Everybody Has a Story, December Days, Sisters, A Diary and a Train, Demolishing the Past, and Hester's Diary II,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Margaret do when she hears a mysterious sound late at night?
(a) Walks out into the garden to investigate.
(b) Wakes up John-the-dig, and tells him to bring his gun.
(c) Confronts Ms. Winter and asks for the truth.
(d) Goes to stay with Aurelius, her only friend.

3. What is Margaret's opinion about Vida Winter's writing?
(a) She loves it, and spends days doing nothing else but reading Winter's books.
(b) She is frustrated by the happy endings and predictable plots.
(c) She likes the writing, but has no interest in meeting WInter.
(d) She is surprised that Winter seems to have stolen one on Margaret's stories.

4. Who does John-the-Dig teach about trimming the topiary garden?
(a) Both twins.
(b) Adeline.
(c) His nephew.
(d) The new boy, Proctor.

5. What physical feature on Vida Winter is distinctive?
(a) Her left arm has three burn marks; a cross-like symbol marks her, not unlike a brand.
(b) She walks with a pronounced limp; one leg is signicantly shorter than the other.
(c) Her hand is badly scarred from fire; a mark like a Q was also embedded in the scar.
(d) Her hair is a deep black except for thick streaks of silver and white.