This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Beginnings: Dickens's Study, The Almanacs, In the Archives of the Banbury Herald, Ruins, The Friendly Giant, and Graves,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of Charles Dickens, the author, does Vida Winter discuss with Margaret?
(a) A picture of him with characters above his head.
(b) The exact desk which Dickens owned which Margaret is using to write.
(c) A forgotten manuscript by the famous author.
(d) A picture of Dickens with Vida Winter as a child.

2. When she learns the truth about being a twin, Margaret feels:
(a) Elated. She is happy that she has a sister and is eager to meet her.
(b) Curious. She wants to learn more, and becomes intent on researching missing information.
(c) Angry. She is furious that her parents had not told her the truth previously.
(d) Enlightened. She now understands her lifelong feeling of loneliness.

3. What is significant about the name of the author, Vida Winter?
(a) It is the same name as her father's relative.
(b) The former owner of the bookstore was named Jacob Winter.
(c) "Vida" comes from the same root word as "vitality," meaning life.
(d) It is clearly a pen name, and her real name is a mystery.

4. 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.

5. When Vida Winter cries out a name, Margaret realizes that she and Winter have something in common. What is it?
(a) They are related; both share a common ancestor.
(b) Neither had a happy childhood because of an emotionless mother.
(c) They have both studied spells of "dark arts" from the 13th century.
(d) They both grieve the loss of a twin.