This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Dickens's Study, The Almanacs, In the Archives of the Banbury Herald, Ruins, The Friendly Giant, and Graves,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In literature, what are examples of the "Rule of Three" which Vida Winter cites?
(a) Three sides of a golden triangle, three crowns on three kings.
(b) Three of the trinity, three of Satan.
(c) Fisherman's three wishes, three Billy Goats Gruff.
(d) Three drunken sailors, three Christmas hens.

2. What is one peculiar aspect of the twins?
(a) They speak in their own language.
(b) They are identical except for their hair color.
(c) The tear out their own hair.
(d) One laughs constantly; the other cries constantly.

3. In their first interview, Winter reveals to Margaret a painful bit of her history earlier than she wanted to.
(a) At age 16, she experienced a massive fire.
(b) She had a child out of wedlock who died at age three.
(c) She had eloped with a disreputable man; he left her after only seven months of marriage.
(d) Her father was mentally ill and commited suicide.

4. 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?
(a) She finds contentment and pride as she writes her stories.
(b) She reads through numerous books.
(c) She enjoys the company of her friends in small tea shops around London.
(d) She has conversations with her mother and aunt which are always interesting and often humorous.

5. What do the children do that make John-the-Dig and Missus sad?
(a) They bully younger children.
(b) They destroy an entire apple tree right as it bloomed.
(c) They cut each other's hair, destroying their beautiful appearance.
(d) They destroy years of work in John-the-Digs's topiary garden.