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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 a perambulator?
(a) A baby carriage, or stroller.
(b) A heater which uses water.
(c) An early kind of phonograph or music player.
(d) A constable ( police officer).

2. What is one overwhelming first impression of Vida Winter's house?
(a) It is entirely silent.
(b) The laughter of children.
(c) The fragrance of lilacs.
(d) An odd odor that reminds Margaret of a funeral home.

3. What kind of writing of Margaret's has been published?
(a) Non-fiction accounts of collectors, especially book and watch collectors.
(b) Essays about the lives of authors.
(c) Short novels, always wth thirteen chapters.
(d) Essays about royalty in the thirteenth century.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of the book, who has sent Margaret a surprising letter?

2. When she learns the truth about being a twin, Margaret feels:

3. After several days of interviewing Vida Winter, Margaret decides she must leave for a few days. Why?

4. Where, and with whom, will Margaret eat her meals?

5. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?

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