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

2. Margaret says of herself, "gradually, my reading became less random." What becomes the primary interest, or focus, of her reading?
(a) Legends and superstitions centered on the number thirteen.
(b) The lives and memoirs of obscure writers.
(c) Historical fiction, especially from the thirteen century.
(d) Families torn apart by war and violence.

3. As Margaret settles into her bedroom on her first night in Vida Winter's house, she rearranges which aspect of the bedroom?
(a) The canopy bed frightens her because she cannot see into the room, so she removes the curtain.
(b) She moves the heavy chair nearer to the fireplace in order to stay warm.
(c) A picture on the wall troubles her, so she turns it around to face the wall.
(d) She takes down the heavy curtains from the windows.

4. What is Margaret's opinion about Vida Winter's writing?
(a) She likes the writing, but has no interest in meeting WInter.
(b) She loves it, and spends days doing nothing else but reading Winter's books.
(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.

5. What is the first question Margaret asks Vida WInter?
(a) Whether Winter is terminally ill and fears death will end her life soon.
(b) Her real name.
(c) What happened to the (missing) thirteenth story in her first book.
(d) An explanation about the rumor that her house is haunted.