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

2. 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.

3. What does Merrily often do while she is hanging clothes or doing housework?
(a) Sets her baby outside in her yard.
(b) Asks the Angelfield twins to babysit.
(c) Chats with Isabelle Angelfield.
(d) Tells ghost stories that frighten the twins.

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

5. In the first interview, Margaret asks for three bits of information. What is the response to this from Vida Winter?
(a) She refuses, and threatens to find another author.
(b) She gives many examples from stories about the importance of three.
(c) She refuses to answer Margaret, saying she (Ms. Winter) will tell the story on her terms.
(d) She laughs, saying that five is a better number.