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. Describe the abrupt change in the way Isabelle's father treats her.
(a) He hires extra help to make sure she is well cared for and entertained.
(b) He becomes a doting father to the baby; singing lullabyes and reading stories.
(c) He loves her at first, but after a few months begins to disdain her and hate her presence.
(d) He leaves suddenly, leaving her in the care of the gardener and cook.

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

3. The following adjectives best describe Charlie as a child:
(a) Neglected, violent, mean.
(b) Athletic, handsome, mean.
(c) Not-bright, sickly, kind.
(d) Smart, sullen, stubborn.

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

5. When she has trouble falling asleep the night after receiving the letter, what does Margaret do?
(a) She takes a rare book from the shop and begins to read it.
(b) She decides to try one of the "dark spells" she has read about earlier in the day.
(c) She wakes up her mother and makes her talk about her twin.
(d) She reads everything she can about twins.