1. 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 hair is a deep black except for thick streaks of silver and white.
(d) Her hand is badly scarred from fire; a mark like a Q was also embedded in the scar.

2. What process does Margaret use to write the biography?
(a) She uses a small tape recorder; with this aid she can get nearly every conversation written down.
(b) She writes only key words in the interview, then immediately after elaborates with pencil and paper.
(c) She has brought along a small portable typewriter; this works fine as her room is not close to others.
(d) She records every word of the interview, then goes back later to eliminate what is not important.

3. Vida Winter is a prolific and well-known author. Besides her fame, what can be said about her physical appearance?
(a) Her body is shriveled with arthritis; she is severely stooped.
(b) She is surprisingly tall, lean, and fit for a woman of age 75.
(c) She is old, but very beautiful.
(d) Her hair is long, often braided, and nearly black.

4. At what age does Margaret discover she was a twin, and that this twin died at birth?
(a) As an adult, as she is narrating this book.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourteen.

5. When she has trouble falling asleep the night after receiving the letter, what does Margaret do?
(a) She reads everything she can about twins.
(b) She decides to try one of the "dark spells" she has read about earlier in the day.
(c) She wakes up her mother and makes her talk about her twin.
(d) She takes a rare book from the shop and begins to read it.