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 is peculiar about the way Margaret must read "The Thirteen Tales?'
(a) She doesn't want anyone to see her reading it, so she disguises it.
(b) Because of a printing error, she keeps turning it upside down.
(c) She must wear white gloves.
(d) Every thirteenth page, she searches for a clue to a mystery.

2. At what age does Margaret discover she was a twin, and that this twin died at birth?
(a) Five.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) As an adult, as she is narrating this book.

3. What is peculiar about the many interviews given by Vida Winter?
(a) She prides herself on her honesty, despite her painful past.
(b) She has never told the truth about her life.
(c) She finds it fun to make every reporter cry.
(d) She will never speak for more than thirty minutes.

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

5. What is Margaret's opinion about Vida Winter's writing?
(a) She is surprised that Winter seems to have stolen one on Margaret's stories.
(b) She loves it, and spends days doing nothing else but reading Winter's books.
(c) She is frustrated by the happy endings and predictable plots.
(d) She likes the writing, but has no interest in meeting WInter.