This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Middles: The Silver Garden, Phonetic Alphabet, The Ladder, Eternal Twilight, and Fossilized Tears,.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In literature, what are examples of the "Rule of Three" which Vida Winter cites?
(a) Fisherman's three wishes, three Billy Goats Gruff.
(b) Three drunken sailors, three Christmas hens.
(c) Three of the trinity, three of Satan.
(d) Three sides of a golden triangle, three crowns on three kings.

4. What happens when the doctor tries to calm Hester after her "ghost sighting"?
(a) He hugs her, and they kiss.
(b) She only gets more upset and frightenend.
(c) She refuses his help, thinking he assumes she is weak.
(d) He must give her a sedative, and she faints.

5. Margaret says of herself, "gradually, my reading became less random." What becomes the primary interest, or focus, of her reading?
(a) Legends and superstitions centered on the number thirteen.
(b) Historical fiction, especially from the thirteen century.
(c) Families torn apart by war and violence.
(d) The lives and memoirs of obscure writers.