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 causes Margaret to run out of Angelfield on her first visit there?
(a) The doorknob she is holding begins to turn from the other side.
(b) A woman in white comes after her with a knife.
(c) She hears someone scream her name.
(d) She hears a baby crying outside.

2. Why is Angelfield scheduled for demolition?
(a) A golf course is to be built on the site.
(b) A hotel is to be built on the site.
(c) A small airport is to be built on the site.
(d) Kids like to play in the ruins, but the falling walls are dangerous.

3. What process does Margaret use to write the biography?
(a) She has brought along a small portable typewriter; this works fine as her room is not close to others.
(b) She records every word of the interview, then goes back later to eliminate what is not important.
(c) She uses a small tape recorder; with this aid she can get nearly every conversation written down.
(d) She writes only key words in the interview, then immediately after elaborates with pencil and paper.

4. What do the children do that make John-the-Dig and Missus sad?
(a) They bully younger children.
(b) They cut each other's hair, destroying their beautiful appearance.
(c) They destroy years of work in John-the-Digs's topiary garden.
(d) They destroy an entire apple tree right as it bloomed.

5. 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 tells her Vida Winter is terminally ill.
(d) He advises her to go behind WInter's back and contact her twin.