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 Isabelle returns after being away for several months, she comes back with what or whom?
(a) An emerald ring that her father suspected was stolen.
(b) Two packages, which are two babies.
(c) A handsome husband.
(d) Her father's money from a bank in London.

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

3. What physical feature on Vida Winter is distinctive?
(a) Her hand is badly scarred from fire; a mark like a Q was also embedded in the scar.
(b) Her hair is a deep black except for thick streaks of silver and white.
(c) Her left arm has three burn marks; a cross-like symbol marks her, not unlike a brand.
(d) She walks with a pronounced limp; one leg is signicantly shorter than the other.

4. What promise does Margaret ask of Winter before committing to the writing of her biography?
(a) Margaret must be allowed to have freedom to come and go from the house.
(b) Winter must let them write outside in the garden, in the flowers.
(c) Winter must be willing to offer editing and writing advice for Margaret's own writing.
(d) Winter must tell Margaret three facts that can be validated in public record.

5. What is surprising about the appearance of the letter for Margaret?
(a) The type is faint and barely recognizable.
(b) It is handwritten by a person who is either a child or an invalid.
(c) Margaret's name is mispelled, and there is no return address.
(d) Each line is in a new color of ink.