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. 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) Her hair is long, often braided, and nearly black.
(c) She is old, but very beautiful.
(d) She is surprisingly tall, lean, and fit for a woman of age 75.

2. 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.

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 likes the writing, but has no interest in meeting WInter.
(c) She is frustrated by the happy endings and predictable plots.
(d) She is surprised that Winter seems to have stolen one on Margaret's stories.

4. In the beginning of the book, who has sent Margaret a surprising letter?
(a) Vida Winter's daughter.
(b) Margaret's twin, separated from Margaret for years.
(c) Vida Winter, an author.
(d) The manager of Vida Winter's estate.

5. The following adjectives best describe Charlie as a child:
(a) Smart, sullen, stubborn.
(b) Athletic, handsome, mean.
(c) Not-bright, sickly, kind.
(d) Neglected, violent, mean.