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

2. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?
(a) Three.
(b) Zero. She has only told the truth about herself.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nineteen.

3. What odd behavior does Isabelle's father display in the early days of Isabelle's life?
(a) He wanders the streets of the village at night, drunk.
(b) He refuses to come out of his room; he does not eat or sleep.
(c) He gallops horses up and down the moors, often in the moonlight.
(d) He becomes convinced people are stealing from him, so he becomes suspicious and miserly.

4. In what way did the bookstore help in Margaret's education?
(a) She first learned her alphabet because the books were in alphabetical order.
(b) Margaret's mother read to her for hours as they worked in the shop.
(c) The fascinating people that entered the store taught her about the world.
(d) Margaret's favorite teachers came in and spent extra hours tutoring her.

5. What is the landscape like on the trip north to Vida Winter's house?
(a) Icy winds and snow slowed her travel; Margaret was nearly frozen when she arrived the next morning.
(b) First a large city with urban sprawl, then finally to a old mansion in the countryside.
(c) The moors; green rolling hills, quaint villages, remote wilderness.
(d) After a drive through a scenic green countryside, Winters' lush flower gardens were a pleasant surprise.