This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Middles: Hester Arrives, The Box of Lives, and The Eye in the Yew,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Hester seems to be making some positive impact?
(a) Adeline.
(b) Isabelle.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Emmeline.

2. After several days of interviewing Vida Winter, Margaret decides she must leave for a few days. Why?
(a) She is concerned about her sick mother.
(b) She is homesick and wants to visit her family and friends.
(c) She wants to verify the three facts told to her by Vida Winter.
(d) She needs to ask her father his advice about the writing of the book.

3. As Margaret settles into her bedroom on her first night in Vida Winter's house, she rearranges which aspect of the bedroom?
(a) A picture on the wall troubles her, so she turns it around to face the wall.
(b) The canopy bed frightens her because she cannot see into the room, so she removes the curtain.
(c) She moves the heavy chair nearer to the fireplace in order to stay warm.
(d) She takes down the heavy curtains from the windows.

4. The following is said about Vida Winter's appearance:
(a) She wears sunglasses, a bright pink scarf and white gloves.
(b) She wears sunglasses, white makeup, red lipstick.
(c) She wears expensive rings and a jeweled tiara.
(d) She wears expensive, colorful rings but is otherwise clothed in black.

5. What is tragic about the birth of Isabelle, the twins' mother?
(a) The baby was deprived of oxygen, and her mother died in childbirth.
(b) Her parents wanted a boy; they initially thought of killing her.
(c) Her father killed her mother as soon as the baby was born.
(d) Her father died trying to get home in a storm to help with the birth of the child.