The Thirteenth Tale Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Diane Setterfield
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Thirteenth Tale Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Diane Setterfield
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How many different (untrue) versions of her life has Ms. Winter told to reporters and interviewers?
(a) Three.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Zero. She has only told the truth about herself.
(d) Seven.

2. What news does Vida Winter's doctor give to Margaret?
(a) He tells her that Vida WInter has no more than one week to live.
(b) He tells Margaret that it would be wise to begin wearing gloves and a mask when she is near Winters.
(c) He advises her to go behind WInter's back and contact her twin.
(d) He tells her Vida Winter is terminally ill.

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 royalty in the thirteenth century.
(c) Essays about the lives of authors.
(d) Short novels, always wth thirteen chapters.

4. As the twins grow, what disturbing pattern emerges regarding them in the village and surrounding houses?
(a) The twins talk of drowning their mother and poisoning the servants.
(b) The twins walk into unlocked houses and take what they want.
(c) The twins are caught running without clothes on through the middle of town.
(d) The twins begin to frighten smaller children with stories about ghosts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is peculiar about the way Margaret must read "The Thirteen Tales?'

2. What is significant about the name of the author, Vida Winter?

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

4. What is the landscape like on the trip north to Vida Winter's house?

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

(see the answer key)

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